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Food Stamps Are Worth Double at These Michigan Farmers Markets – Helping Families and Local Businesses
The USDA is putting $31 million behind a program that helps low-income families take home twice the veggies, and local farmers make twice the money.
The Glyphosate Saga and “Independent Scientific Advice,” According to Germany, the UK and France
In the EU, the issues around glyphosate seem caught in a never-ending saga of delays and conflicts of interest.
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New York Airport Workers Strike, Telling Management “Poverty Wages Don’t Fly“
Meet some of the New York City airport workers, and their union allies, calling for higher wages and union representation.
Now Is the Time for the Progressive Movement to Win
Salvatore Babones discusses 16 ideas for furthering the progressive agenda in the US.
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Confronting Brunch
Black Lives Matter and brunch collide in an analysis of the social and political meanings of the meal.
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To Defend the Environment, Support Social Movements Like Berta Caceres and COPINH
The 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize has been awarded to Berta Caceres.
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Memories of Galeano’s Fire: My Afternoon With the Late Uruguayan Writer
My heart has been heavy since learning of the death of Eduardo Galeano.
Crisis, Opportunity and Climate Austerity in Drought-Stricken California
California Gov. Jerry Brown has enacted the state's first mandatory water cuts.
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PETA’s Cruel and Unusual Crush
The animal rights group shouldn't ladle praise on Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a man who cages people for a living.
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Indigenous People Occupy Brazil’s Legislature, Protesting Bill’s Violation of Land Rights
Indigenous people were protesting a proposed constitutional amendment they fear could lead to corporate land grabs.