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A Hundred Quiet Ways: Louisiana Legalizes Discrimination
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal issued an executive order in May that legalized discrimination against same-sex couples on the basis of religious belief.

Prolonged Drought Leaves Caribbean Farmers Broke and Worried
St. Lucian farmer Anthony Herman lost 70 per cent of his cashew crop in 2015 as a result of a drought in his country.

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Santorum Thinks Welfare Causes Domestic Violence and Other GOP Presidential News
Santorum's comments come through a massive vacuum of misunderstanding domestic violence.

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NYT: Taxing Wealthy and Cutting Pentagon Makes Senator Sanders “Unelectable“
This is a striking example of how big media try to enforce their own limits on debate.

Bee Crisis: More Than 40 Percent of Honey Bee Colonies Lost
Neonicotinoids are increasingly suspected of contributing to the massive losses in the number of bees, even as industry has attempted to blame mites and other things.

You’ve Been Scammed! Kept Politicians and Demobilized Americans in a System Without a Name
Tom Engelhardt addresses the graduates of 2014 from “the campus of his mind.”

“There’s Nothing Left”: Women’s Future Under the Conservatives in the United Kingdom
It is structural and economic violence inflicted on a section of society.

Why the Surveillance State Is Everybody’s Problem
There's been much controversy around the New York City Police Department's stop and frisk program, which unfairly ensnared tens of thousands of young minority men.

USDA Scandal: NOP Dismisses Complaints Targeting Factory Farms Without Investigating
The complaints allege a systemic pattern of livestock management violations occurring on some of the nation's biggest certified organic “factory farm” poultry and dairy operations.

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Endless Deferment of Meaning: The Media’s Inequitable Melee of Events and Words
Our media cannot represent the public in any just and logical way because it sustains the imbalances already in place.