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Environment
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Connecticut Schools Pin Down and Restrain “Staggering” Number of Kids
A new state report found one public school student was restrained more than 700 times in one year.
How Activists Are Responding to the NYPD’s Attempts to Thwart Black Lives Matter
NYPD Commissioner William Bratton asked lawmakers in Albany to elevate resisting arrest from a misdemeanor to a felony.
Peru’s Media-Friendly Mining Ban Conceals Toxic Inaction
Humala's 2014 ban on informal mining has done little for the local communities the mines pollute or the majority of mine workers they employ.
India’s Indigenous Evictions – the Dark Side of the Jungle Book
While the world gears up for Jungle Book fever, something sinister is afoot in the forests of India.
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Suffocating Dissent: Gagging the Media in Ethiopia
Intent on hiding its human rights violations, Ethiopia's government denies the independent press the freedom to operate.
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Five Reasons No Progressive Should Support Hillary Clinton
In five key policy areas, Clinton has maintained positions to the right of liberal - and certainly not progressive.
As Study Finds 4,000 Lynchings in Jim Crow South, Will US Address Legacy of Racial Terrorism?
A new report has uncovered shocking details about the history of lynchings in the US and their legacy today.
Keystone XL, Cold War 2.0 and the GOP Vision for 2016
If you want to understand the dynamics of contemporary US politics, it's crucial to grasp the new Republican vision of an energy-saturated North America.
Power to the People, but Really: Participatory Democracy in El Salvador
Estela Hernandez is both a member of the national assembly and a leader in the transformational social movement.
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