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Playful Protesters Use Art to Draw Attention to Inadequacy of Paris Climate Talks
Artist-activists creatively targeted the UN climate conference's corporate sponsors and government negotiators.
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Defending Land and Community: Women on the Front Lines of Climate Justice
The following stories highlight some of the struggles and solutions proposed by grassroots women environmental activists.
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The EU-Africa Malta Conference: African Refugees Left Out in the Cold
The EU agreed to offer African countries $1.9 billion in exchange for the deportation of “unwanted” migrants.
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Trump, Black Lives Matter and the Destabilization of Respectability Politics
The real objection from conservatives is not the form Black protest takes, but the deep critique of white supremacy it offers.
Top Climate Expert: Crisis Worse Than We Think; Scientists Are Self-Censoring to Downplay Risk
The climate crisis is more severe than even many scientists have acknowledged.
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Ethiopia: The Biggest African Refugee Camp No One Talks About
There's no mitigating the dangers of dealing with human traffickers, rickety boats and the simple capriciousness of the elements.
A Court Just Made a Landmark Ruling for Abortion Rights in Northern Ireland
Belfast's High Court ruled that Northern Ireland can not withhold abortions from victims of rape or incest.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: California Schoolchildren Are Being Taught With Misleading Textbooks, and More
Right-wing lawmakers have vowed to block $3 billion that President Obama has pledged to help developing nations.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Big Pharma to Become One of Nation’s Biggest Tax Cheats, and More
Two of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world are about to merge.
Victory: Columbia University Divests $10 Million From Private Prisons
Behind the scenes with the student campaign that forced Columbia University to divest $10 million from private prisons.