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World Bank Board Declines to Revise Controversial Draft Policies
A key committee of the World Bank’s governing board Wednesday spurned appeals to revise a draft policy statement that, according to nearly 100 civil-society groups, risks rolling back …
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Report Criticizes EPA Oversight of Injection Wells
The Government Accountability Office says environmental regulators are failing to adequately enforce rules for wells used to dispose of toxic waste from drilling.
Antiwar Protests Spreading in Ukraine as Government Wages All-Out War in the Southeast and NATO Threatens Russia
A rising wave of antiwar and anti-conscription protest is taking place in cities and towns across western Ukraine.
Utility Trade Group Funds ALEC Attack on Americans Using Solar
Although ALEC recently proclaimed it was being falsely portrayed as “anti-clean energy,” the latest revelations confirm that ALEC continues to pursue a polluters' wish list, despite its PR pronouncements.
Labor and the BDS Movement: Two Perspectives
For too long, the debate about how best to oppose the occupation of Palestine has been clouded, often intentionally, by strenuous deliberations over tactics.
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Droney knows a thing or two…
Big Players Promote Water Privatization
As soon as the new federal water law was enacted, three water organizations took the lead to transform it into a vehicle for privatization. We report on how their …
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Rent or Tuition? The Growing Student Dilemma
Skyrocketing university costs are forcing a growing number of students to choose between paying for rent or tuition. Colleges are failing to meet the needs of marginalized students.
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Anti-Politics and the 1%
Anti-politics rejects the electoral-representative institutions of contemporary democracies. There are two opposite forms of anti-politics, one striving toward a technocracy controlled by oligarchies and corporations, and one striving toward …
Fighting Bad Science in the Senate
The Senate hearing for the Women's Health Protection Act shows just how important it is for women's health advocates to push for the facts.