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As Study Finds 4,000 Lynchings in Jim Crow South, Will US Address Legacy of Racial Terrorism?
A new report has uncovered shocking details about the history of lynchings in the US and their legacy today.
Muslim Lives Matter: Loved Ones Honor North Carolina Shooting Victims and Reject Police Dismissal of a Hate Crime
The killings in Chapel Hill have sparked an international outcry, with the hashtag #MuslimLivesMatter spreading across social media.
Governor Brown Urged to Shut Down All Wells Injecting Into Protected Aquifers During State’s Massive Drought
Thousands of California oil wells violating Safe Drinking Water Act, documents show.
Citizens Mobilize to Resist Undemocratic Corporate Water Grabs
We must continue to organize in the United States around similar, pro-active democratic solutions, to prepare for a future increasingly defined by resource scarcity, and fundamentally threatened by the …
Nurses Condemn Illinois Governor’s Anti-Worker Executive Order – Warn of Major Threat to Public Safety
"Nurses will never be silent in the face of attacks on their rights to advocate for public health and safety, or their right to form unions and act collectively …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: EPA Gives President Obama Cover to Reject Keystone XL, and More
Tar sands present a huge risk.
Juan Gonzalez: Overhaul of New York City’s 911 System Woefully Mismanaged and Nearly $1 Billion Over Budget
Troubles plague NYC's 911 system.
Anti-Fracking Coalition Calls for Shutdown of Toxic Injection Wells
The permission to pollute was granted because of the capture of the state's regulatory apparatus by Big Oil and other corporate interests.
Populist Movement’s “Ground Zero”: The Effort to Reclaim Chicago
Reclaim Chicago is rethinking what it means to run a political campaign.
EPA Urged to Shut Down Hundreds of Oil Industry Wastewater Wells Threatening California Aquifers
Regulators investigating 532 wells over illegal dumping.