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International Labor Organization’s Convention 169 Helps Legalize Land Grabs on Indigenous Territories
A toothless mechanism designed to protect Indigenous peoples is a tool to justify exploiting tribal territory.
What Is Behind the Renegotiation of NAFTA? Trumpism and the New Global Economy
Breaking down barriers to digital trade and labor regulations are the real reasons for Trump's NAFTA renegotiation.
Citizens Begin Reclaiming Coal Country After Decades of Corporate Land Grabs
Figuring out who owns abandoned mines in Appalachia is harder than you'd think.
As the Russia Investigation Heightens, Trump Suggests Pardoning Himself
Trump is allegedly asking questions about his power to pardon — including whether he can pardon himself.
Corporate Agricultural Dumping: Growing the Wealth Gap
When agribusiness corporations export food at artificially low prices, they widen the economic divide between the global North and South — and within rural America.
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Hey Senator, Sick People Aren’t Damaged Cars
We are in a society that frequently compares sick people to damaged goods.
Advocates Plan Solar Installations Along Keystone XL Route
Environmental groups hope to block pipeline's path, and promote renewable energy as Nebraska ponders pipeline approval.
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William Rivers Pitt | Trump Is a Cornered Animal, and He’s Dangerous
Donald Trump is, right now, the most dangerous man in the world.
Deadly Words: The Spike in Killings of Mexican Journalists
Mexico is the third deadliest place in the world to do journalism — and the US is making things worse.
Islamophobia Is the Glue That Unites Diverse Factions of the Far Right
The left must understand how far-right groups are deploying Islamophobia as a means of unification and growth.