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US Refugee Crisis Raises Grave Human Rights Concerns
Despite having initially proclaimed a surge of refugees into the US a “humanitarian crisis,” President Obama has repeatedly made clear that he does not think Central American children qualified …
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Betting the Farm on Free Trade
The White House is gambling with our health, jobs, and environment by embracing the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Sanders Win Reveals Deep Divide Between Voters and Democratic Party Leaders
Arnie Arnesen, longtime radio and TV host in New Hampshire, discusses the results of Tuesday's primary.
Dahr Jamail | Aiming for Venus: Top GOP Candidates United in Denying Climate Change
If a Republican candidate were to become the next president, the prospects for the planet and the climate are bleak.
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If There Are No New Farmers, Who Will Grow Our Food?
Programs across the country are trying to make it easier for new farmers to get started and put down roots.
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From Civil Rights to Human Rights, Black Community Control Now
A United Nations Working Group preliminary report on human rights violations against Black Americans advocates Black community control of police.
Beyond Flint, Michigan: Mainstreaming the Navajo Water Crisis
Current public outcry may be a harbinger of an environmental justice movement ready to galvanize itself towards a higher calling.
Cap and Clear-Cut
California's cap-and-trade system, which has been touted as a model for reducing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, allows timber companies to clear-cut forests.
Israel-Backed Group Sues Food Co-op for Boycotting Israeli Products
In 2012 and 2014, courts ruled that the anti-boycott litigants pay damages to the Olympia Food Co-op's board members.
Koch-Fueled Playbook Against West Virginia Working Families Exposed
Operations the Kochs finance remake state law to fit their hostile view of workers' rights.