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Hunger
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Why Is Haiti Hungry?
With terrifying charts and dire warnings, officials continue to say that in 2013, twice as many Haitians as last year - some 1.5 million people - continue to face …
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One Month After Historic Hunger Strike Ends, Legislators Hold Hearings About Solitary Confinement
Families and former prisoners held for years in solitary confinement expressed optimism October 9 after the first of several California Public Safety Committee hearings about the punishment, promised in …
Nine Years of Injustice for American Prisoner in Iraq
It's been a decade since the nation was shocked by images of torture and prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib prison, and yet for at least one prisoner, a dual …
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Sustainable Development Goals After 2015
Reducing the proportion of undernourished people by half until 2015 was one of the Millennium Development Goals that the international community set in 2000. It will not be reached.
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California Prison Hunger Strike Ends After 60 Days
California's mass prison hunger strike ended on Day 60 after two state legislators issued statements of public support for reform of conditions that have had hundreds locked in solitary …
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Is $15 an Hour a Fair Wage for Serving Fast Food?
Fast food workers in other countries earn the equivalent of $15 an hour and enjoy benefits, yet hamburgers cost no more.
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Criminalization, Race and Food Access in a Time of Hyper-Afrophobia
The right to access quality food is profoundly connected to the rights to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. People of color should enjoy all these rights, but …
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Australia’s Election Campaign Driven by Barbarism That Dares Not Speak its Name
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, using the fear card to gain reelection.
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What It Means to Starve for Freedom in Guantanamo
George Pauk takes a closer look at the Gitmo hunger strikers and hypothesizes about how starvation relates to freedom.
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Curse of American Nutritionism: Industry Ignores Realities of Healthful Eating
Nutritionism is keeping the American working class confused, self-hating, tranquilized and demoralized.