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Can Net Neutrality Ensure Social Justice for All?
Preserving net neutrality may be our last best hope for advancing the cause of global social justice.
“War Criminals Shouldn’t Be Honored”: Rutgers Students Nix Condoleezza Rice From Commencement Speech
Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has withdrawn as commencement speaker at Rutgers University following protests by faculty and students over her role in the 2003 US-led invasion …
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Rich People Rule: Struggle Lies Ahead
A new study confirms that wealthy individuals and business interests control US politics. Citizen movements need to use more powerful, effective forms of nonviolent and political action in order …
This Fifth-Grader Raised $200,000 to Clean Up the Gulf Oil Spill by Selling Watercolors
Young people are at the forefront of environmental and social justice action.
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“Indigenous People’s Day” Will Be the Day We Regain Our Lands
In Brazil, April 19 is “the Day of the Indian,” a commemoration imposed by whites. But the indigenous Guaranu00ed people have nothing to celebrate.
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David vs. Goliath: The Nuclear Zero Lawsuits
Forty-four years later, with no negotiations in sight, the world has become a more dangerous place with stockpiles of more than 17,000 nuclear weapons.
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Gaza’s Ark Attacked
Gaza's Ark was badly damaged and partially sunk by a large explosion at about 3:45 AM Gaza time on April 29th.
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Tim Carpenter Fought Relentlessly for Social Justice – Now It’s Our Turn
The Progressive movement in America has lost one of its greatest fighters.
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Why Getting Arrested to Resist Keystone XL Is Legally Justified
Jeremy Brecher says direct action in protesting the Keystone XL pipeline is necessary to prevent a far greater harm.
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Persecuted and Imprisoned for Environmental Activism
Around the world, environmental activists are imprisoned for peaceful acts to save us all.