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Monsanto, Bayer and the Push for Corporate Cannabis
Critics note that of the hundreds of millions in tax revenues that AUMA is expected to generate, not a penny will go to the California general fund.
A Brief Guide for Reading About Paulette Leaphart (Especially if You’re White)
Ask yourself how you might see her story differently if she were white. Just in case.
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Trump Is Using His Campaign as a Personal Piggy Bank
The Trump campaign looks like a Mobius strip, with campaign money folding back on itself and ending up in the hands of Trump businesses and his family.
In China, Walmart Retail Workers Walk Out Over Unfair Scheduling
About 70 Walmart workers began a wildcat strike July 1 against an unpopular new flexible scheduling system.
The Developing World Is Awash With Pesticides: Does It Have to Be?
Herbicides, insecticides and fungicides threaten the environment and human health in many parts of the world. But research is pointing to a better approach.
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American Roulette
Puerto Rico: Colonial Bondage and Resistance
Abby Martin talks to two professors of Latin American studies about the long struggle of Puerto Rico against colonialism.
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The Bowtie Rebellion
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As the UK Exits, the Need for a Strong Climate Movement Remains
The Brexit will be a disaster for the climate — both physical and political — on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Mexico: State Terror, Education Reform and the Stock Exchange
The violence in Oaxaca is a result of neoliberal demands by the IMF, World Bank and OECD to place Mexican education on the speculative market.