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The Fight Against High-Stakes Testing: A Civil Rights Movement
Teacher and author Jesse Hagopian talks about the fight against high-stakes testing.
Activists “Shut Down” Nestle Water Bottling Plant in Sacramento
Environmental and human rights activists effectively shut down the company's operations for the day.
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The Submerged State
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UN Security Council Focuses on Children as Victims of Armed Groups
France called the meeting to urge countries to address the issue of violations of children's rights in conflict areas.
Tobacco Industry Rallies Against Illicit Trade, but Have We Forgotten Its Complicity?
Complicity is suspected when companies export billions of cigarettes to countries that do not have a demand for such large volumes.
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Sometimes a Single Tree Is More Effective Than a Government
Bardiya, Nepal - Every morning, Raj Kumari Chaudhari walks from her home to the other end of Padnaha village, located in the Bardiya district of mid-west Nepal, to a …
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Towards a Media That Is “Good and Just“
From “America's Battle for Media Democracy,” this excerpt situates current internet policy battles within a historical narrative.
What Lies Behind the Recent Surge of Amazon Deforestation
Deforestation in the Amazon is soaring.
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Why the Climate Change Movement Must Demand Energy Industry Nationalization
When companies' profits correlate with the amount of fossil fuels they burn, we shouldn't expect them to stop.
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We Can Do Something About Climate Change, but It Won’t Be Easy
But rather than confronting climate change head on, it seems we're dealing with it the same way you deal with walking in on your grandpa in the bathtub.