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Democracy or Corpocracy? The Rush to Expand the Algonquin Pipeline
The transformation of our democracy into a “corpocracy” is illustrated in the rush to expand the Algonquin pipeline.
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Wall Street and Big Corporations Got What They Wanted, This Time
We the People came close to winning this time. We will come closer and closer, then we will start winning again.
Gen. Lee Butler to Nuclear Abolition Movement: “Don’t Give Up“
Butler discusses his views on how anti-nuclear organizations today can survive and exert influence in a world that often appears apathetic.
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Migrant Farmworkers Ask Ben and Jerry’s to Provide “Milk With Dignity“
Inside the supply chain of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, migrant farmworker Victor Diaz's wages were being illegally withheld last summer.
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Changing a Toxic Environment and Food System: Regeneration or Degeneration?
It's time to inspire and mobilize a mighty global army of Regenerators, before it's too late.
Pope Francis: “Bold Cultural Revolution” Needed to Save Planet From Climate Change and Consumerism
In his long awaited encyclical on the environment and climate change, Pope Francis has called for swift action to save the planet.
Damming the Future: The Struggle to Protect Kenya’s Ewaso Ngiro River
Indigenous people are coming together to resist the construction of a mega-dam along the only reliable river in the arid north of the country.
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Defending Life in Ecuadorian Resource Politics
Efforts to secure water rights and resist extractivism united campesino and indigenous organizers.
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Beyond “Comprehensive Immigration Reform”: The Case for an Open Border Policy
Without a functioning government representing the people and full economic recovery, no meaningful immigration reform legislation will ever be produced.
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Yale Divinity Threatens to Withhold Degree From Pro-Palestinian Protester
The human beings won a small victory at Yale Divinity School.