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Cuomo’s Flint
Legislative hearings have begun about the water crisis in Hoosick Falls, New York, and many people have been dropping the F word: Flint.
Ohio Residents Clash With State and County Government in Fight to Ban Fracking Via the Ballot
For years, local Ohioans have been told by courts and elected officials that they have no control over fracking.
Why Solidarity Between the Movement for Black Lives and Palestine Makes Sense
Human rights, not a common identity or history, are at the intersection of the Movements for Black Lives and Palestine.
How Sanders Shaped the National Discourse on Class: A Media Analysis
More than a progressive president, a working class with strong class consciousness is key for social change to occur.
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As the Private Immigrant Detention Business Persists, Families Fight Back
Privately run ICE detention centers make millions off the broken US immigration system and backwards policies.
When Martin Luther King Jr. Came Up Against Chicago Racism
Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. and his Southern Christian Leadership Conference took on a new challenge.
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In Latin America, Environmentalists Are Being Murdered by the Hundreds
Conflict over surging development in Latin America is a driving factor of the rising murders rates over land disputes throughout the region.
Criminalizing Solidarity: Syriza’s War on the Movements
The eviction of three occupied refugee shelters in Thessaloniki marks another episode in the Greek government's war on grassroots solidarity efforts.
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World Social Forum in Montreal: “Another World Is Once Again Being Constructed Without Africa“
Representatives from several African nations plan to boycott the World Social Forum proceedings in Montreal.
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Fixing Hong Kong Begins With Fixing Homes
The volunteer group Fixing HK is getting ready for another night of repair and outreach in Hong Kong.