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Lack of Transparency Fuels Corruption Allegations in Organic Governance
USDA asked to make public all nominations to National Organic Standards Board.
Advocates Mourn the Passing of Anna Conte, a Child at the Center of New York’s Battle for Medical Marijuana
Death fuels demand for emergency access to medical marijuana for critically ill patients in New York.
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Israel’s Grinding Ground War in Gaza
For there to be a viable Palestine, Israel and the international community must recognize Hamas as a valid political interlocutor.
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A View From Gaza: “Where Should We Go?“
More than 100 people were killed in the first 48 hours of the ground invasion. Most of them were civilians killed in their homes, backyards and gardens.
Time to Speak Up: Women’s Prison Resistance in Alabama
While abuses inside an Alabama women's prison have made headlines, less attention has been paid to the activism and organizing by women inside.
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US Taxpayers Are Subsidizing Defense of Alleged Killers of Palestinian Teen
An Israeli group is raising money in the US to support Israelis charged with or convicted of violence against Palestinians.
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David Theo Goldberg | In Our Collective Name
Israel is bombing Gaza again, but what is new this time is the disturbing extent, depth and openness with which Israel's ordinary citizens are expressly supporting the extermination of …
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Young Latin Americans Face Spiral of Unemployment, Poverty
In Latin America, young people are the main link in the chain of poverty leading from one generation to the next.
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A Deluded Consensus on Discrimination
Cliven Bundy and Donald Sterling made it clear that bigotry still flourishes.
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Here’s One Way to Land on the NSA’s Watch List
If you downloaded the privacy software Tor in 2011, you may have been flagged to be spied on.