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Trump’s No Outlier
When it comes to the way he treats workers, the Donald is as Republican as capital gains and Richard Nixon.
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Standing at the Gates: Our Generation Has to Convert Ideas of Change Into Action
We should create structures that allow the conscious evolution and ascension of our species, in symbiosis with nature.
Wild Science: Bees and Climate Change
Scientists in Colorado investigate ominous climate risks for pollinators.
Still Waiting for Help: Lessons of Hurricane Katrina on Poverty
The experiences of those displaced by Katrina teach us how disaster relief programs interact with poverty and social welfare programs.
“Guantánamo Diary” Reveals How US Empire Can Capture, Torture and Imprison With Impunity
Larry Siems reveals how he worked with prisoner Mohamedou Ould Slahi to bring his harrowing account about torture at Guantanamo to light.
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Self-Governing Association in El Salvador Offers Local Solutions to Global Problems
Local communities are addressing the root causes of poverty and violence, from the lack of educational and economic opportunities to environmental degradation.
Shock Doctrine: A Look at the Mass Privatization of NOLA Schools in Storm’s Wake and Its Effects Today
Just two weeks after Hurricane Katrina, the city fired 7,500 public school teachers, launching a new push for charter schools.
If You Are Poor, It’s Like the Hurricane Just Happened: Malik Rahim on Katrina Ten Years After
Just weeks after Hurricane Katrina hit the city, Malik Rahim took Democracy Now! around the neighborhood of Algiers.
#ILookLikeASurgeon: Being Queer in Surgery
Being queer in surgery means living in a world that assumes I am straight, and coming out over and over again.
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Post-Katrina Stress Disorder: Climate Change and Mental Health
We cannot ignore how disasters from climate change impact people's mental health.