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The Punishment for Being Yemeni at Guantanamo
Join CCR to demand the closure of Guantanamo and to build opposition to both this prison and to all sites of unjust US detentions.
Southwestern Energy Executive Mark Boling Admits Fracking Link to Climate Change
An executive of a major shale gas development company has conceded what scientists have been saying for years: global shale gas development has the potential to wreak serious climate …
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Cecily McMillan’s “Law of Love” Suffers US Injustice
The judge may have intended to send a message to those who dissent, instead may have created a powerful messenger of dissent.
Social Movements and Power: Change From Below in the Dominican Republic
From Santo Domingo, Pedro Franco is an organizer of social movements and mutual-aid cooperatives. He is also a member of CoopHabitat, which promotes housing coops.
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People Are Not Mice: The Failing Animal Research Paradigm for Human Disease
What prevents successes in mice from becoming human cures and treatments?
What Next in the Campaign to Save the Internet?
The next four months are going to determine the future of the Internet. Will it remain free and open with equal access to all?
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The Suicide Path
A call to awaken our nation to the suicidal course we are following offers some suggestions on protecting our environment - and reviving our democracy.
Is Obama Doing Enough to Fight Climate Change?
Climate change, once considered an issue for a distant future, has moved firmly into the present.
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Under the Surface: Fracking Wastewater Proves Devastating to Mayflies
Even highly diluted levels of fracking wastewater could have a deadly effect on mayflies, the fragilely beautiful insect long-considered a key indicator of stream health.
The Rise of the American Corporate Security State
Daniel Ellsberg writes of The Rise of the American Corporate Security State: "Edwards is an extraordinary writer who brilliantly captures the essence of what whistleblowers such as Snowden have …