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The GMO Debate: One Student’s Experience of Pro-GMO Propaganda at Cornell University
Our universities have become extensions of corporate power, at the cost of our health, livelihoods, and ecology.
Movement for Black Lives Calls for Reparations and “End to War Against Black People”
A broad coalition associated with the Black Lives Matter movement has released a platform of its own.
“Stop the Cops and Fund Black Futures”: Voices From the First Day of New York City Hall Park Occupation
On Monday, hundreds of activists gathered at New York City Hall.
Courts Strike Down Voter Restriction Laws That Target Black People With “Surgical Precision”
Voting rights advocates have won a number of major victories that could reshape the November election.
Trump Attacks Muslim Mother of Slain US Soldier in Comments “Beyond Limit of Human Decency”
Khizr Khan is the father of a US soldier who died serving in Iraq in 2004.
Dahr Jamail | Alaskans Witness Collapsing Mountains, Shattered Lives
As the GOP's platform refuses to acknowledge climate disruption, people across Alaska and the world face dramatic impacts.
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In Nicaragua, Indigenous People Are in Standoff With Illegal Settlers and Police
Colonial violence in the isolated region of Muskitia escalates, as Nicaragua braces for mass protests.
Two Towns Battle Colorado for Freedom to Ban Fracking
In a growing number of states, communities are demanding more self-governance.
Amnesty International: Turkish Authorities Are Committing Mass Torture in Crackdown
Meanwhile, reports are emerging that more than 60 school children have been detained for treason.
Puget Sound Is Home to the Biggest Nuclear Stockpile in the World
“Twenty miles west of Seattle is the largest concentration of deployed nuclear weapons in the US.”