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Feds to Phase Out GMO Farms and Neonicotinoid Pesticides at Wildlife Refuges
After facing lawsuits from environmental groups, the US Fish and Wildlife Service will phase out the use of GMOs and controversial neonicotinoid pesticides at farming projects on national wildlife …
Henry Siegman, Leading Voice of US Jewry, on Gaza: “A Slaughter of Innocents”
Henry Siegman, the former head of the American Jewish Congress and the Synagogue Council of America, discusses the assault on Gaza.
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Rent or Tuition? The Growing Student Dilemma
Skyrocketing university costs are forcing a growing number of students to choose between paying for rent or tuition. Colleges are failing to meet the needs of marginalized students.
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William Rivers Pitt | All the Blood in Your Body
Health workers here say they are now battling two enemies: the unprecedented Ebola epidemic and fear.
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What I Learned Growing Up in the South as a Feminist, and the Problems With Today’s Feminist Movement
Young women turning away from feminism has become a media meme. What's up with that?
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The Darker Side of Sunblock
A chemical that might be safe in its normal-sized form may not be when it goes nano.
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To Address Honduran Refugee Crisis at the Border, US Should Stop Financing Repression in Honduras
If the United States wishes to ameliorate the Honduran refugee crisis, it could begin by withdrawing its financial and diplomatic support from Honduras's repressive government.
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Israel’s Grinding Ground War in Gaza
For there to be a viable Palestine, Israel and the international community must recognize Hamas as a valid political interlocutor.
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A View From Gaza: “Where Should We Go?“
More than 100 people were killed in the first 48 hours of the ground invasion. Most of them were civilians killed in their homes, backyards and gardens.
Time to Speak Up: Women’s Prison Resistance in Alabama
While abuses inside an Alabama women's prison have made headlines, less attention has been paid to the activism and organizing by women inside.