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Abortion Rights Are Under Attack All Over the Globe
Even women who live in countries where abortion is legal often face obstacles to obtaining safe abortions, thanks, in part, to the United States.
The Palestine Exception to the First Amendment
Those who do not like Palestinian human rights are frightened about their political hegemony being challenged.
GM Crops: An Uneasy Truce Hangs Over Europe
EU member states have now exercised a new conditional legal right to prevent GM crops from being cultivated within their own territories.
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Education for Refugees Can Help Save Syria’s Lost Generation
With limited and interrupted education, what does the future hold for these children - and for the future of Syria?
Feeding a New Economy: Local Food Systems in the South
A renewed focus local foods revitalizes communities and improves health while meeting the demands of a hungry nation.
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How to Fix Environmental Woes in Buenos Aires Shantytown
As soon as you enter Villa Inflamable you taste and feel chemicals and dust particles in your throat, saliva and lungs.
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The Families of Missing Migrants and Refugees May Never Know Their Fates
As it stands, the states of Europe have consistently failed to provide such answers.
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New Environmental Inspectors Offered Free Industry-Funded Classes on Fracking
It's a new kind of “frackademia.”
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Illegal Logging Threatens Indigenous Rights and Sustainable Development in the Peruvian Amazon
Peru must protect these people of the Amazon.
Murder and Abortion Cases Highlight Continuing Injustices Against Women in Colombia
The murder of Flor Alba Nunez and possible abortion charges against Carolina Sabino question violence.