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Oscar López Rivera to Be Freed as Obama Commutes Sentence for Puerto Rican Independence Activist
Oscar Lu00f3pez Rivera's brother Josu00e9 and Democracy Now! co-host Juan Gonzu00e1lez discuss the recent commutation of Rivera's sentence.
The Fatal Flaws of Any Post-ACA Republican Replacement Plan
We already know a lot about what to expect in the final Republican post-ACA replacement plan.
Atlantic Ocean Current Could Collapse Within 300 Years
Weather patterns across the globe will be affected if climate change collapses a major oceanic conveyor belt current.
Trump Billionaires Have Poured Millions Into Climate Science Denial
Until now, the Mercer family's funding of climate science denial groups has gone relatively unnoticed.
More Lockdowns, Arrests as Indigenous-Led Direct Action Campaign Continues in West Texas
The actions are part of an Indigenous-led rolling nonviolent direct action campaign in West Texas.
The Rights of Nature: Indigenous Philosophies Reframing Law
In Ecuador, Bolivia and New Zealand, indigenous activism has helped spur the creation of a novel legal phenomenon — the idea that nature itself can have rights.
On Martin Luther King Day: Revolutionary Love in an Era of Trump
A fresh generation in the US has become activated to resist the administration of Donald Trump.
Trump’s Suppression of Climate Science Echoes Restrictions Under Stalin
When ideology trumps peer-reviewed scientific research, as it did in the Stalinist Soviet Union, the world loses.
World Is “Backsliding” on Gasoline Subsidies, Study Finds
Taxes on gasoline effectively reduce CO2 emissions, yet they are lower now than they were 13 years ago, finds a new study.
Momentum Grows for Ocean Preserves. How Well Do They Work?
Despite the significant progress made in protected areas the last decade, huge challenges remain to achieve the goal of a healthy ocean.