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Meet the Navajo Activist Who Got the Washington Redskins’ Trademark Revoked: Amanda Blackhorse
The growing movement to change the name of the Washington Redskins football team has scored a surprising victory.
Argentina Alleges Extortion After Supreme Court Sides With Vulture Funds Preying on Sovereign Debt
The US Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Argentina over its $1.5 billion debt in a ruling critics say validates predatory behavior by so-called “vulture funds.”
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WikiLeaks Reveals Global Trade Deal Kept More Secret Than the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Trade in Services Agreement would make it easier for corporations to make profits and operate with impunity.
Legislators Amend Medical Marijuana Bill to Address Concerns of Governor Cuomo
As end of session nears, patients, families and advocates push Senate and Cuomo to finally pass Compassionate Care Act.
From Governor Moonbeam to “Big Oil Brown”
Southern California marine waters were fracked at least 203 times in the past 20 years.
Genocide, Great Wars, and Other Human Depravity
War is, quite simply, the end of the rule of law for a time.
The First Kill
Even though I never even knew her name, my Deer sister had become a part of me, and I of her.
Federal Paid Leave Policy Could Grant Millions of Americans Access to Family and Medical Leave
Each year, more than 2.5 million working Americans are unable to take time off to care for a family member with a serious health condition.
In a Maryland Jail, Teens Charged as Adults Face Isolation and Neglect
These young people, thought to number in the thousands across the country, are trapped in a kind of purgatoryu2013facing charges in adult court and held in adult facilities.
Enbridge Pipeline Decision Violates Rights of First Nations
Chief Na'Moks of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation says the pipeline will have a devastating impact on the environment of First Nations communities.