Truthout
Environment
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For Palestinian Laborers, Settlement Work Is a Nuanced Form of Forced Labor
Settlement work is work Palestinians must undertake so they can survive.
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First Contact
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Beyond the Minimum Wage Debate: Let’s Move Toward a System That Works for All
We need an economic system that works for all of us, not just the wealthy.
Oregon Ecosystem Files Lawsuit to Defend Its Rights
The Siletz River Ecosystem in Oregon wants the courts to recognize and protect its right to be free from toxic trespass.
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The Radicals Were Always Right: Now Is the Time to Decriminalize All Drugs
Mass incarceration and the opioid crisis are forcing politicians to consider decriminalizing addiction, advocates say.
Taking Care of the Most Vulnerable: Sister Simone Campbell on Catholic Sisters Resisting Assaults on Health Care
We must tell every senator that “we the people” want to take care of the vulnerable, says Sister Simone Campbell.
Koch-Trained Pundit Says London Fire Isn’t Government’s Problem — Tell It to the Victims
The Koch Brothers have invested large sums in trying to make us forget.
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Emails Show Bayer and Syngenta Fought Scientists for Data on Bees Study
Bayer and Syngenta asked scientists for raw data on a major new study which found that neonicotinoid pesticides cause harm to bees.
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Arkansas and Missouri Ban Monsanto-Made Dicamba Weed Killer
Trouble is brewing in the fields of Arkansas, in the form of an herbicide known as dicamba.
How Trump’s Travel Ban Imposes White Supremacist Definitions of Kinship on Muslim Immigrants
Many families of color depend upon the kinship networks that the travel ban does not recognize as bona fide.