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US Continues Restrictions on Guatemalan Aid
In December, the US Congress passed legislation that reconfigures the conditions of economic aid for development projects in Guatemala.
Execution of Paris Communards Foreshadowed Mass Murders of 20th Century
John Merriman speaks with Truthout about the Paris Commune of 1871, an armed uprising that rejected oligarchical government.
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There’s Never Been a Better Time to Be a Corporation
National parties stand to see an avalanche of cash with a new bill allowing mega-donors to give 10 times more.
Mourners for Black Queer and Trans Lives Attacked by Castro Bar
Activists entered Toad Hall and the SF Badlands Bar to invite the mostly white clientele of these bars to join us in affirming that Black Lives Matter, but were …
Dispatch From Sundance: “How to Change the World“
In addition to saving many a whale, Greenpeace revolutionized political activism and advocacy journalism.
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An Explosive Crisis: Government Bickering Clouds Cleanup Effort at Camp Minden
Another round of the sort of bureaucratic finger-pointing that plagued the government's initial response to the crisis has erupted.
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Progressives Have Hope; Just Don’t Ask Jonathan Chait About It
There's been a growing litany of complaints from straight White men - claiming their own marginality.
Reverend Billy Files $500k Claim for False Arrest and Defamation at Grand Central Vigil
Metropolitan Transit Authority spokesperson told media that Reverend “got physical” and “attacked police.”
The Importance of Social Consciousness in an Age of Declining Democracy
It is easy to ignore social problems and the welfare of others when the primary concern is one's own personal happiness.
Federal Prison Sentence Begins for Anti-Drone Activist
Kathy Kelly, co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Nonviolence, a campaign to end US military and economic warfare, began a three-month jail sentence in federal prison for a protest against …