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Louisiana Residents Convince EPA That Burning Explosive Waste Outside Is a Bad Idea
But the explosive crisis at Camp Minden is not over yet.
Howard Zinn, “Finishing School for Pickets” and Paula Giddings, “Learning Insubordination“
An excerpt from a 1960 Howard Zinn piece and Paula Giddings looking back on Zinn.
Building Movements Without Shedding Differences: Alicia Garza of #BlackLivesMatter
“A love note to our people.” That's how Black Lives Matter started, explains Garza.
Hancock Drone Base Gate Closed by Giant Books
Seven members of the Upstate Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars shut the main gate of the Hancock Drone Base.
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The Fight of Our Lives: Millennials Must Lead Call for Climate Justice
With each passing day we inch closer to climate calamity. This is our reality, but we cannot turn to despair and indifference.
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How a Small Quaker Group Forced PNC Bank to Stop Financing Mountaintop Removal
The American 1 percent habitually manipulates religion to serve its interests and fight its battles.
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From Good Ole Boy to Progressive Activist: One Man’s Story
James Gustave Speth traces his transition from a good ole boy to vocal antiracist.
Diverse Coalition Urges Congress to Pass the Democracy Restoration Act
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) and U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) today introduced the Democracy Restoration Act, which would restore voting rights in federal elections to …
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US Judge Sentences US Citizen Based on Israeli Military Documents
Rasmea Odeh's supporters say her trial represents an attempt to criminalize the Palestinian rights movement.
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The Erasure of US History Starts in Texas
When Texas state legislators scrapped the national history curriculum of the Advanced Placement program, it was part of a broader campaign of historical revisionism.