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Immigrants in US Flee Into Canada Seeking Refuge From Trump
Several refugees have suffered frostbite after trekking for hours in sub-zero weather.
The Irony of Trump’s Attack on the National Endowment for the Arts
Providing security for Trump's residence in New York costs taxpayers twice the annual federal budget for the arts.
The Irish Water Insurgency: No More Blood From These Stones
After the government tried to privatize and raise the costs of water, the Irish drew a line.
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Will the CIA Restart Its Torture Program?
The Trump administration is having debates over the use of torture in the wake of the news that Donald Trump favors reopening CIA black sites.
Ecuadoreans’ Legal Fight Against Chevron Continues in Canada
teleSUR interviewed Steven Donziger, a lawyer fighting for justice for communities affected by the “Amazon Chernobyl.”
Winona LaDuke on New Ways to Keep Pipelines Out of the Great Lakes
The surge of formal opposition to tar sands and fracked oil pipelines shows how Standing Rock resistance has emboldened Great Lakes tribes.
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New Data Undermine Oil and Gas Industry’s Pipeline Safety Claims
New data raises questions about the industry's optimistic safety claims — in terms of the frequency of pipeline spills and pollution.
Should We Keep Wasting Money on Missile Defense — or Invest in Something Useful?
The US government has spent more than $180 billion on a national missile defense system, with no indication it works.
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Shutting Down Milo’s Talk at Berkeley: Thoughts on Hate Speech, Protest and Masks
Anti-fascist protests have taken on a new urgency under the whites-only agenda of Trump supporters.
“Made Me Feel We Were Back in 1950s” Coretta Scott King Memoirist on Silencing of Elizabeth Warren
Sen. Elizabeth Warren was silenced and rebuked by the Senate.