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“Disney-fying” New Orleans: Sex Workers Rally Against Plan to Shutter French Quarter Strip Clubs
A proposal by city planners that would shut down more than half of the strip clubs in the historic French Quarter of New Orleans has dancers and sex workers …
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Jordan Joins Israel and Egypt as Gaza’s Jailer
For people who are unable to obtain Jordanian permission to enter Amman, the ability to travel abroad is blocked altogether.
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On the Precipice: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Lead Fight for Energy Independence
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe members are counting on an experimental new technology to slow the advance of climate disruption.
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You’re Overdrafted, They’re Overpaid
Banks are taking advantage of Americans desperately trying to juggle their finances, and that squeezing is really paying off — at the top.
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Systemic Sexism in Canada Could Derail National Inquiry Into Missing Indigenous Women
The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls may be derailed if Trudeau doesn't tackle institutionalized discrimination.
The Need to Recognize the Reality of the Israeli Occupation
Reality has moved way beyond just recognizing Palestinians are there. We need to hear their voices.
Veteran Survivors Fight Against Sexual Assault in the Military
The United States military is big, powerful and resistant to change, especially by outsiders.
Inside the Little Free Pantry: An Interview With Its Creator
Cat Johnson speaks with Jessica McClard about why people are so drawn to the Little Free Pantry.
The System That Killed Alton Sterling and Philando Castile Cannot Be Reformed
As the killing of Black people continues, the challenge is to question the role of police in society and ask why the system requires such violence in order to …
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Fate of Keystone XL Pipeline Could Be Decided in a Texas Courtroom Before NAFTA Tribunal
Texas landowner Michael Bishop continues to challenge TransCanada's right to build the southern route of the Keystone XL pipeline.