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Actor Shailene Woodley: A High-Profile Target in the Fight Over the Dakota Access Pipeline
Shailene Woodley's arrest on Indigenous Peoples Day helped bring attention back to the Dakota Pipeline protests.
The World We Want: An Activist Dispatch From the SOA Watch Convergence
The human rights crisis worsens at the US-Mexico border, and US mainstream politics offer little hope for refugees and migrants.
On Melting Ice: Inuit Struggle Against Oil and Gas in the Arctic
The Inuit in the Canadian Arctic who are opposing oil and gas development are also fighting for self-determination.
Haiti’s Never-Ending Nightmare Grows Longer
Haiti had yet to recover from decades of natural and not-at-all-natural disasters when Hurricane Matthew struck.
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How Lithuania Helped Run a Secret CIA Prison
Lithuania helped the CIA set up and run a “black site” for detention of al Qaeda suspects.
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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.