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If You Are Poor, It’s Like the Hurricane Just Happened: Malik Rahim on Katrina Ten Years After
Just weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit the city, Malik Rahim took Democracy Now! around the neighborhood of Algiers.
Guatemalan Supreme Court Approves Motion to Impeach President
President Molina was identified as the head of a corruption scheme that led to the resignation of a number of other senior officials.
Big Oil Spent $6.2 Million Lobbying California Officials in Year’s First Six Months
Environmental politics has no bigger issue than than the capture of the regulatory apparatus by the regulated.
Foes Dive for Discarded Records in Abortion Clinic Dumpsters
Garbage has become an unlikely battleground, as anti abortion groups seek evidence of privacy violations in clinics' trash.
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Hundreds of Detained Children and Mothers Could Soon Be Released
Roughly 1,400 mothers, fathers and children locked up awaiting their asylum hearings could soon be released.
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Tortured in Guantánamo, Uncharged Prisoner Details a US-Created Hell
Mohamedou Slahi shares his horrific journey of torture, and he is currently still imprisoned in Guantanamo.
Home Care Workers’ Inclusion in Basic Labor Protections Is Just the Beginning
We must take this moment to reinvest in home care workers, each other and our country's future.
The Hypocrisy of the US Promoting the “Rule of Law” in Africa
In many African countries, Western backing is the only thing keeping kleptocrats in power.
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Strategies to Make Powerful Social Change – Starting With “Stay Woke“
Bree Newsome's removal of the Confederate flag from the SC Statehouse reminds us that change comes from people power.
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Tianjin Explosion Highlights Profits Over People
Regulations requiring corporations to safeguard employees and protect the environment must be brought into law.