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Brazil Gets Carbon Credits for “Methane Factory” Amazon Dams
An expert on hydroelectric dams has criticized a scheme allowing companies building dam projects in the Brazilian Amazon to claim carbon credits.
“She Led by Transgression”: Margaret Randall on Cuban Feminist Haydée Santamaría
Margaret Randall discusses her new book about legendary Cuban revolutionary feminist Haydee Santamaria Cuadrado.
Did Companies and Countries Buy State Department Access by Donating to Clinton Foundation?
Newly released State Department emails include exchanges between top members of the Clinton Foundation and Clinton's top State Department advisers.
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Military Dissent Is Not an Oxymoron: Freeing Democracy From Perpetual War
Dissenting voices must be encouraged and dissenting thoughts empowered within the military.
Corporate Sponsorships of Olympics Make Political Investments Look Like a Very Good Deal
If you thought there was a lot of corporate money in politics, you haven't seen the cash that sponsors the US Olympic games.
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Henry A. Giroux | Donald Trump and the Plague of Atomization in a Neoliberal Age
Isolation and fear do not foster a healthy democratic society, but they are the norm under neoliberalism.
World Social Forum Urged to Adopt New Strategy and Confront Globalization, Neoliberalism
More than 1,000 sessions have activists creating progressive alternatives to traditional politics.
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New World Bank Policies Imperil Environment and Land Defenders
Just five months since the murder of Honduran environmental defender Berta Caceres, the Bank is passing new safeguards that do more harm than good.
Will Bill Bratton’s Resignation Slow Down the Militarization of the NYPD? Not Likely
Bratton stoked fear over ISIS-style terror and the “war on cops” until his resignation.
Is Hillary Clinton Double-Talking on Trade Deals?
There is good reason for the buyer to beware.