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Why Seattleites Think They Can Stop Shell Oil From Drilling in the Arctic
The Port of Seattle has welcomed the oil company to temporarily moor its drilling rig before it's towed to Alaska. But these protesters are threatening to block it.
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We Can’t Afford Immigrants Not Being Insured
The Affordable Care Act should be expanded to cover undocumented immigrants, but that's only the next step.
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Free the Buses: Riders Say Transit Is a Human Right
The community-driven transit movement is one response to the “affordability gap.”
Earth Day 2015: Regenerating the Soil and Reversing Global Warming
Let's look at our planetary crisis from an entirely different, and more hopeful perspective.
A Day for Our Mother Earth
How many holidays do we have? MLK Day in January, Valentines Day in February, Easter in March or April, Earth Day in April, Memorial Day in May, and so …
The Struggle to Abolish Bail Gaining Momentum in Massachusetts
This Thursday is the first settlement hearing on the videotaping of women being strip-searched at the Chicopee jail.
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Food Power and Human Connection – Edesia Rising
People must effectively wield their consumer power. What we eat and drink is a political act.
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Colorado Communities Battle Energy Industry to Build Community Rights
Can residents enforce their local laws against the courts?
How Corporations and Law Enforcement Are Spying on Environmentalists
The oil and gas industry's ties to intelligence and law enforcement agencies have become formidable.
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MLK’s Call to Honor Peace, Justice and Our Planet Still Challenges Us
Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1967 speech still challenges us to overcome racism, militarism and extreme materialism.