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Detroit’s Water Shut-Offs at the Center of Bankruptcy Proceedings
The City of Detroit's bankruptcy proceedings are now hearing testimony on the mass water shutoffs.
Body of War
Body of War is an intimate and transformational feature documentary about the true face of war today.
What Role Is Turkey Playing in the War Against ISIS?
The U.S. has begun its bombing campaign in Syria, ostensibly against the Islamic State, only a year after a failed effort by President Obama to initiate a bombing campaign …
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Meet the Activist Group That’s Making Student Loan Debt Disappear
Initiatives like the Rolling Jubilee are meant to inspire and enlighten by making us question the system of debt.
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In a Warming World We Can’t Keep Depending on the Same Few Crops
Our entire food system is in a precarious state, propped up by a narrow elite range of major crops backed by global research and advocacy.
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From One North Carolina Prison, Reports of an Eight-Month Lockdown
We have been on lockdown since December 28, 2013, and enough is enough.
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Tens of Thousands of Wisconsin Students Face New Voting Hurdles
Until the 7th Circuit's decision last week, out-of-state students had little reason to spend the time and money to obtain a Wisconsin ID card.
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Global Drug Report: Don’t Just Decriminalize, Demilitarize
“The drug war is a pretext for the militarization of resource rich areas in Mexico and Central America, as happened with Plan Colombia in Colombia,” said Dawn Paley, author …
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Building Blocks
Naomi Klein on Cause of Climate Crisis: “Capitalism Is Stupid“
In this exclusive interview, Naomi Klein talks about extractivism, activism and the way to change hearts and minds around climate change.