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Should Syria’s Future Be Decided by Men With Guns?
The estimated 100,000 killed so far includes not just men, but thousands of women and children.
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They, Not We, Shall Overcome
They shall overcome, not we. Solidarity doesn't figure in.
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How Antiwar Activists Robbed the FBI, Got Away With It, and Exposed Massive Covert Surveillance
“Burglary” is a fascinating and inspiring story of protestors who robbed the FBI - how they pulled it off - and how they exposed the agency's illegal surveillance and …
Citizens Risking Arrest at White House to Stop Keystone XL South
They are calling on President Obama to exercise his executive powers to permanently shut the pipeline down.
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None But Ourselves Can Free Our Minds: Chris Crass’ “Towards Collective Liberation“
Chris Crass's coming-of-age memoir for the modern activist, “Towards Collective Liberation,” provides a road map for personal and societal evolution.
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What’s the Price of Workers’ Lives in Cambodia?
The killing of five garment workers in Cambodia suggests that they have been mobilized in service to a political agenda that has little to do with their own search …
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Under Pressure, Whole Foods Agrees to Stop Selling Produce Grown in Sewage Sludge
This month, Whole Foods Market spokesperson Kate Lowery confirmed to CMD that the new standards will eventually prohibit the use of “biosolids.”
Erin Brockovich: After Chemical Spill, West Virginians Organizing “Stronger Than I’ve Ever Seen”
Brockovich and her team are investigating the spill in West Virginia. On Monday evening, she held a town hall meeting in Charleston to discuss the spill with local residents.
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Fracking Opponents Appeal to Annapolis to Prevent Export of Shale Gas at Cove Point
The Cove Point LNG terminal is now at the center of a high-stakes battle for Maryland's energy future.
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Journalism Is Action
Maya Schenwar: Stories are acts, and acts have impacts, and when we report on something, we are putting the existence of that something out into the universe.