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The Politics of Pachamama: Natural Resource Extraction vs. Indigenous Rights and the Environment in Latin America
The environmental and social costs of extraction are still present, but with a different economic vision.
Cowboy Indian Alliance Protests Keystone XL Pipeline in DC After Latest Obama Administration Delay
Thousands of people rallied in Washington, DC, on Saturday calling on President Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline. The protest was organized by the Cowboy Indian Alliance.
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Why Our Sky Sometimes Does Start Falling
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to be able to demonstrate the link between inequality and catastrophic environmental change. But a little help from rocket scientists can …
The Road From Abu Ghraib: A Torture Story Without a Hero or an Ending
Karen J. Greenberg explores the shameful tale of why, a decade later, the Abu Ghraib affair remains without an end.
Truthout Interviews Bethania Palma Markus on Racism in the Media
Bethania Palma Markus talks about the “invisible” racism on magazine covers and in news coverage.
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Why Getting Arrested to Resist Keystone XL Is Legally Justified
Jeremy Brecher says direct action in protesting the Keystone XL pipeline is necessary to prevent a far greater harm.
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Earth: Game Over?
John Feffer: We're in the middle of a sixth mass extinction, and this will be the first one - and possibly the last - we will witness as human …
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Persecuted and Imprisoned for Environmental Activism
Around the world, environmental activists are imprisoned for peaceful acts to save us all.
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In Love and Trouble: Climate Change and the Power of Honesty
Even though we know there will be climate change tragedy, no matter what we do now, we can still avert some disasters, save some species that would otherwise be …