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NAFTA = Death: Artists Mark NAFTA’s 20th Anniversary With Border Protest
A group of artists marked the 20th anniversary of the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on New Year's Day with an art installation at the …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Japan Is Recruiting the Homeless to Clean Up Fukushima, and More
In today's On the News segment: Contractors in Japan are recruiting the homeless to clean up the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant;Â millions of Americans now have health insurance thanks …
2013 in Review: Aiming Higher, Labor Tries New Angles and Alliances
Unions tried new angles on organizing - some promising, others vaguer.
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Resolutions
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The Graying of Our Incarceration Nation
America's broken criminal justice system has consigned millions of people to poverty and poor health as they age. It's time for the aging community to fight.
Major US Academic Association Endorses Academic Boycott of Israel
Journalist and author Ali Abunimah says that the endorsement of BDS by the American Studies Association does not target individuals, only academic institutions complicit in denying the rights of …
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President Karzai, Stand Tall Against US Pressure to Sign the Troop Deal
For most Americans, it's win-win for Afghan President Hamid Karzai to stand up to Washington: US troops would come home, or peace talks would begin.
Honduran Elections Signal Increased Militarism and Resource Extraction
Many are increasingly worried that when Juan Orlando Hernandez takes office, the country will experience further repression of social movements and the increased pillage of indigenous communities' land …
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Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals Found in Water at Fracking Sites
A study of hydraulic fracturing sites in Colorado finds substances that have been linked to infertility, birth defects and cancer.
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Why the First GMO Labeling Law in the US Doesn’t Matter
While the law sounds great, and Connecticut legislators are patting themselves on the back for the accomplishment, it means absolutely nothing.