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New Evidence Shows Palm Oil Giant Flouting Rules to Prevent Indonesian Forest Fires
IOI has to go beyond the comparatively weak standards of the RSPO.
Mobilizing for COP21: Interview With Tom Goldtooth
Tom Goldtooth is a Dine and Dakota environmental activist based in Minnesota.
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Boycotts Won’t Change Mississippi — but Civil Rights History Shows Us How We Can
To fight discrimination in Mississippi, out-of-state allies should strengthen their ties to the state, not sever them.
Noam Chomsky on the Breakdown of American Society and a World in Transition
The US is facing uncertain times. While it remains the only global superpower, it is no longer able to influence events and outcomes to its liking.
Finding Time for Our Parks
Americans are visiting more parks but spending less time in them. What does this mean for the future of our wild spaces?
What’s the Future of Resistance to Racist Police Violence?
What is the future of resistance against racist police violence in the United States?
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Unexplained Death of Jailed Immigrant Sparks Renewed Struggle for Reform in Canada
At least 15 people have died in immigrant jails in Canada since 2000, prompting calls for reform and structural changes.
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Inside the Growing Movement Against Campus Militarization
The Disarm PSU campaign is just the most recent of movements around the country to confront the increased use of lethal arms on college campuses.
Okinawan Women Demand US Forces Leave After Another Rape and Murder
Takazato Suzuyo of Women Against Military Violence puts this crime in the historical context of human rights violations against the Okinawan people.
Immigrant Moms Were Told They Can’t Have Jobs — So They Started Their Own Tamale Co-op
These mothers offer the cultural wealth of their cooking, the cuisines they brought from their homelands.