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The Battle to Keep Florida Frack-Free Heats Up
The battle to keep Florida frack-free is intensifying ahead of the 2016 state legislative session.

In Tripoli, Young Lebanese Defy City’s Violent Reputation
We Love Tripoli helps young people to appreciate their city and thereby protect and care for it.

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The Legacy and Current Growth of Black Cooperatives
Growth is in food co-ops and worker co-ops, mostly in Latino and some African immigrant communities.

Las Bambas Project: A Restriction on Indigenous Vocal Input in Peru’s Mining Operations
President Humala has to make certain that all citizens are treated equally.

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We Are the Solution: African Women Organize for Land and Seed Sovereignty
Women are taking leadership roles in the countries in which We Are the Solution is active.

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The Bank-Free, DIY Lending System That Helps Friends and Families Finance Themselves
Who needs banks when you have communities?

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Why Did Chicago Activists Shut Down an International Police Conference?
Police brutality is nothing but a way to try to disguise racism behind a gun and a badge.

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Climate Stories: Environment, Colonial Legacies and Systemic Change
Meet the people working with diverse communities to build a movement.

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Communities Push for Legal Rights to Regain Power Over Fracking Companies
Coloradans for Community Rights has set its sights on dismantling the legal system where state laws take precedence over local rules.

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Send in the White Helmets
have you heard about the White Helmets, the unarmed peacekeeping and first responders in Syria?