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Proposed Plans for US-EU Trade Deal Would Weaken Health, Consumer, Worker and Environmental Protections
178 environmental, health, labor, and consumer organizations are demanding detailed explanations from EU and US trade negotiators about proposals to address differences in their laws.
Guantánamo Force-Feeding Causing Agony, Says US Judge
The US governmentu2019s policy of abusive force-feeding at Guantu00e1namo Bay is causing “agony” to prisoners, a federal judge said last night.
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Hemp Defies Hurdles to Make a Comeback in Spain
Spain is experiencing a resurgence of hemp, one of the species of cannabis with the lowest THC content, which has been used for millennia to produce textile, medicinal and …
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How Stories Shape Our World
This issue of YES! looks at the ways new voices are being heard, and at how their stories are transforming our culture.
To Repair the Environment, Rehabilitate the Body Politic
"Environmentalists aren't wrong to urge us to break with fossil fuels. The balance of nature has been tipped and there's no question we're weakening the system with our bad …
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The Limits of MSNBC
What does MSNBC offer? Beyond its mocking of Republicans, it gives a significant pass to Democrats, resulting in dishonest presentations of facts and a proposed course of action that's …
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Bipartisanship Lives!
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Activists Working to Transform LA County Sheriffs Hope Changes Will Apply for the Entire Country
Los Angeles activists' vigorous push to reform the violent and corrupt Sheriff's Department may develop into an effective national program to reduce police violence, racism and classism.
The Rights of Journalists in Decline Around the Globe
While the name makes it seem like a great idea, in reality the Journalist Shield Law poses a threat to free journalism in the States.