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Our Own Mandelas: Former Black Panthers Call for Release of Their Comrades
Some members of the Black Panther Party have been behind bars for more than four decades and are now suffering from poor health.
The Unintended Consequences of Electronic Health Records
Billing codes need to be reduced to rational and meaningful levels.
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline Could Be the East Coast’s Dakota Access Pipeline
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is only one among a slew of planned pipelines across the US.
This Is Bigger Than Freedom of the Press
As a person of faith, I believe the faith community has a responsibility to our Native American brothers and sisters.
To Effectively Combat Climate Change, Involve Women
These women are on the front-line of the fight against climate change, and their ingenuity and resolve resulted in a singular victory.
More Than Two Dozen Alaskan Native Villages Face Relocation
In Alaska, relocation of villages due to climate change is becoming common enough to have a name — climigration.
The Pillaging of Nicaragua’s Bosawás Biosphere Reserve
Violent expansion of the agricultural frontier in Nicaragua has produced devastating consequences.
From Palestine to Black Lives Matter: Alicia Garza and Phyllis Bennis on Issues Ignored at the Debates
Black Lives Matter cofounder Alicia Garza discusses what the major-party candidates should have addressed in their debate.
In Warmest Year Ever, Climate Change Ignored Again at Debate
The presidential and vice-presidential debates have concluded without a single question about climate change.
World Food Prize Organizers Confiscate Press Credentials From Three Reporters
The idea that journalists must support the organizations they are reporting on is antithetical to the reporter's creed.