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With Sons in Solitary, Mothers Fight for Their Freedom – and Their Lives
New York's Special Housing Unit Exclusion Law is meant to protect prisoners with mental illness from solitary confinement, but it is not always enforced.
Groups Decrying “Dark Money” Use Shadowy Money Themselves
At least 21 politically active groups failed to fully disclose their own funders.
Will Countries Follow Through on the Climate Pledges Made in Paris?
We need to assess whether a climate agreement that consists of voluntary pledges should be celebrated or lamented.
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New President, Old Problems: Guatemala Seeks to Turn the Page
Guatemala inaugurated its new president, but the country still struggles to emerge from the shadows of its undemocratic past.
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Health Is Where the Home Is
It's not hard to understand the devastating health consequences of homelessness.
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2015 Wildfires Burned a Record-Breaking 10.1 Million Acres
Fires in Alaska help to smash 2006 record.
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MoveOn Members on Bernie Sanders: “He’ll Say No to Permanent War“
On foreign policy Democratic voters don't value “experience” right now as much as they value “not getting us in more wars.”
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Rosa Luxemburg Explains Capitalism Using Spoons
The teenage Rosa Luxemburg teaches her family about Marx's “Das Kapital.”
The Most Dangerous Year for Muslims in the United States
Abby Martin interviews Dr. Deepa Kumar, author of “Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire.”
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Worker Protests in Ciudad Juárez Shine Light on Workers’ Rights Violations
Workers took action to improve conditions in the low-wage maquiladora sector.