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Environment
Is Western Civilization Becoming Criminal? The Case of the Mediterranean
These unchecked and unrecognized forces exacerbate the tensions of more and more people destroying life in the Mediterranean.
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Abortion Rights in Latin America: A Tale of Varying Woes
Latin America is still well behind other regions of the world in terms of the legalization of, and access to, abortion.
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“Jalousie in Colors” – Makeup for Misery
Suffering and dangers in Haiti are being ignored by the government, which is spending US $6 million on a massive makeup job.
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Thirty Dreamers Cross US-Mexico Border as Immigration Battle Escalates
The migrant justice movement is increasingly articulating a very clear message: Birth place doesnu2019t determine where home is.
The Radical Christian Right and the War on Government
While the radical religious right wants to lead a world based on conservative values, in reality it has no interest in promoting actual social values.
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Veterans Don’t Want to be “Pawns” in Shutdown Fight
As the impact on veterans becomes part of the contentious debate over the government shutdown, the commander of one of the nationu2019s leading veterans organizations said Friday that they …
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Playing Chicken With Food Safety
Protesters speak out against new rules the US Department of Agriculture wants to put into effect u2013 bad rules that would transfer much of the work inspecting pork and …
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A Reprieve From Climate Doom
Fox News presents the silver lining of climate change, while ignoring the raincloud.
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The Hard Numbers on Fracking: Radiation, Toxic Wastewater and Air Pollution
Years after fracking technology prompted an oil and gas rush, researchers are finding radioactive and other pollutants near facilities, adding to mounting evidence of environmental damage, but the federal …
Government Shutdown Reflects Struggle Within Capitalist Republican Elite (Part 1)
Paul Street: Tea Party candidates' strong desire to roll back the New Deal comes out of the GOP establishment's own creation.