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Breast Cancer Patient Arrested for Protesting TPP: “This Is Price Gouging at the Cost of Lives”
One sticking point on the TPP had been the so-called death sentence clause, extending drug company monopolies on medicines.
Remembering Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015): “We Have to Change Ourselves in Order to Change the World”
The legendary Detroit activist and philosopher Grace Lee Boggs died Monday at the age of 100.
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Indigenous Communities Seek Autonomous Development Projects in Guatemala
Guatemalan Indigenous peoples are seeking autonomous development projects as alternatives to mega hydroelectric projects.
“Democracy No Longer Matters in the EU”: An Analysis of the Greek Election
The prominent political analyst discusses the Greek election results, voter behavior and why the breakaway Popular Unity Party failed to enter parliament.
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Congress Lets Sun Set on Land and Water Conservation Fund
The nation's most successful conservation program is in jeopardy.
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Republican Legislators Are Coming for Universities After Planned Parenthood
Eight states have advanced bills that would defund labs that conduct research with fetal tissue.
Environmental Activists Continue to Face Interrogations at US-Canada Border
Deep Green Resistance was denied entry to Canada on the way to a Chris Hedges' lecture.
US Military Changes Its Account of Afghanistan Hospital Bombing
The US military said that Afghan forces initiated a request for an airstrike that killed 22 people at a Doctors Without Borders hospital.
Monsanto and Syngenta Tighten Stranglehold on Global Food Supply
There is a corporate monster in the making: a conglomeration of two of the world's largest biotech companies.
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Beyond the Headscarf: Let’s Discuss the Most Pressing Issues Facing Muslim-American Women
“The issues facing Muslim communities are so much bigger and more pressing than whether or not women cover their hair.”