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Black Lives Matter: Let the Students Speak, Let Her Teach
I thank you for following your educational mission and engaging in this humanistic endeavor while valuing “intelligent dissent [over] passive agreement,” to quote Bertrand Russell.
Saving Migrant Lives Is Imperative But What Next? UN Human Rights Expert Ask EU Leaders
UN independent human rights experts on migrants and trafficking in persons react to the announcement made at the end of the emergency European Union summit on migrants yesterday.
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Boston School Bus Drivers Battle Racism and Privatization
This particular union marks the spot where organized labor meets oppressed and marginalized people where they are.
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Suicide on the Great Sioux Nation
The Lakota Nation is coming together to deal with historical trauma, and find strength and hope for their youth.
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Vermont Activists Battle Democratic Governor for Single-Payer Health Care
Growing estrangement of labor from Democrats could lead to Shumlin's replacement.
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.