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Overcoming Continuing Nuclear Dangers and Japan Prime Minister Abe’s Unconstitutional Coup
Despite the dangers of a great power nuclear war on display in Ukraine and the political coup in Japan that has shredded its Constitution, progress on abolishing nuclear weapons …
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Federal Toxic Pollution Website Down for Months, Leaving Eco-Groups in the Dark
With a federal website listing thousands of toxic pollution reports scrapped due to a security breach, environmental watchdogs are without a crucial tool for holding polluters and government regulators …
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Is Freeing Minks Terrorism? Questions We Should Be Asking Ourselves
Tyler Lang and Kevin Olliff's terrorism indictment for allegedly releasing caged minks and foxes suggest “ag-gag” laws are not about animal rights.
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Brown’s Anticonservationist Plan to Re-engineer the SF Bay Delta
The SF Bay Delta watershed, the most micro-managed, over-developed estuary in the United States, now is being subjected to Governor Brown's so-called Bay Delta Conservation Plan, crafted by power …
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To Address Honduran Refugee Crisis at the Border, US Should Stop Financing Repression in Honduras
If the United States wishes to ameliorate the Honduran refugee crisis, it could begin by withdrawing its financial and diplomatic support from Honduras's repressive government.
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Let Them Drink Pop: Detroit’s Water Crisis and the Fight for Basic Human Rights in the Motor City
American workers in Motor City have been exploited in more than just Chrysler's idyllic Super Bowl ads.
New Blueprint for US Workplace: Ellen Bravo on the Fight for Paid Family Leave
Too many Americans are going to work sick or unable to take time to care for a family member. Ellen Bravo explains how we can change that.
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Hong Kong’s Occupy Central Pushes for “Genuine Democracy“
Hundreds are set to occupy Hong Kong's government and financial district to push for “genuine democracy.”
“Deporter-in-Chief” to Reach 2 Million Mark
Despite record numbers of immigrants deported, immigrant rights groups across the country have resisted draconian measures to destroy American families.
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Cutting the Knot
Problems are compounding, and we're running out of time; one only has to think of the environmental situation.