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New Film Documents Indigenous Rights Violations in Malaysian Borneo
Families are still struggling to make a living.
Police Remove Activists From Portland Bridge After They Blocked Shell Ship
Activists spent 40 hours suspended from the St. Johns Bridge.
Will Prosecutors Charge Officers Who Lied to Protect Ray Tensing After He Shot Sam Dubose?
Former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing has been released on a $1 million bail.
The Coming-Out Memoir That Became a Hit Broadway Musical
Acclaimed Broadway musical “Fun Home,” swept the Tony Awards last month.
Are Countries Legally Required to Protect Their Citizens From Climate Change?
A Dutch court recently ruled that greenhouse gas reduction is a state obligation.
FDA Examines Whether MRI Drugs Accumulate in Brain Tissue
The agency says doctors should consider limiting MRIs to reduce exposure from certain image-enhancing drugs.
Clean Water Is Another Victim of Syria’s War
About half a million Aleppo residents are at their wits' end trying to collect adequate water for families' daily needs.
Twenty-Five Years After Exxon Valdez, Kayakers Take to the Sea to Defend the Arctic
Environmental groups gathered in San Francisco in solidarity with “kayaktivists” in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
El Salvador’s Draconian Abortion Laws Are a Miscarriage of Justice
El Salvador has one of the most archaic abortion laws in the world, denying women autonomy over their bodies.
Dahr Jamail | Sounds of War: Navy Warplanes Producing Deadly Noise Around US Bases
Residents near military air bases producing “lethal” levels of noise suffer from hearing loss, insomnia, stroke, heart attacks - even death.