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Activists Shut Down Chicago Intersection to Protest Police Training Conference
Activists and numerous community groups say the conference promotes the wider militarization of police.
New Mexico Wants to Bring Back the Death Penalty
Now it's up to the Senate to decide whether the legislation will more forward.
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The Time for Direct Action on Climate Change Is Now
When we are old, what will we wish we had done?
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One Tribe’s “Long Walk” Upstream for Environmental and Cultural Justice
Wisconsin's Menominee tap their forebears — and Native American cultural rebirth underway in North Dakota — on a walk to protect their river.
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The Women’s Boat to Gaza Activists Are Free and Undeterred
After being released from Israeli detention, the Women's Boat to Gaza activists pledge to continue their efforts to end the occupation of Palestine.
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Police Shootings Show Black Americans Still Aren’t Granted Full Citizenship Rights
Until everyone is seen as worthy of being treated as humans, there will be a need to demonstrate against this oppression.
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US Imports of Amazon Crude Oil Driving Expansion of Oil Operations
Crude oil imported to the US from the Amazon is driving expansion of oil operations into the rainforest, says a new report.
Intersecting Criminalization: What Killed Ugandan Refugee Alfred Olango
Alfred Olango — yet another Black man killed by police this year — was a refugee who had fled state violence and war.
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In Arizona’s Shift Toward Purple, a Backlash to Trump Hastens the Pace
Democrats hope increased Latino turnout will upset Republican dominance in the state.
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Trump Should Stop Calling Terrorism a Cancer, and So Should Everybody Else
Calling terrorism a cancer takes it out of the context of the politics, history and power systems that form it.