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Water Protectors Call for Global Mass Mobilizations as Army Plans to Approve Dakota Access Pipeline
On Tuesday, the US Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday it will greenlight the final phase of construction of the pipeline.
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Beyond Romanticization: Reflections on Obama in the Age of Trump
Fear of Trump has inured many of us to the injury Obama inflicted upon individuals and communities across the world.
Missile Launchers at Standing Rock: Weaponized Law in Action
Jeff Haas, an attorney with the Water Protector Legal Collective, speaks about the draconian legal practices being employed against those at Standing Rock.
“I’m Afraid They Are Out to Kill”: Water Protectors Testify to Police Violence at Standing Rock
Bobbi Jean Three Legs of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation and Anishinaabe activist Winona LaDuke discuss the recent executive actions by Trump.
Can Chicago Take on Police Union Contracts This Year?
A coalition of community and civil rights organizations demand substantive contract reform.
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez on Why He Will Not Attend Trump Inauguration and Will Instead Join Women’s March
Democratic Congressmember Luis Gutiu00e9rrez discusses why he will not be attending the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump.
“War in the Neighborhood”: An Interview With Seth Tobocman
You don't have to get somebody in the White House to get things done, says Seth Tobocman, you can do it by direct pressure.
Nine LGBTQ Stories Big Media Missed in 2016
Truthout's annual roundup of the most under-covered LGBTQ stories of the year.
Dispatch From Little Rock: A Local Win in the Ongoing Fight Against Police Violence
Police shooting victim Eugene Ellison's family won the largest settlement ever reached in a Little Rock police case.
Non-Lethal Weapons Cause Severe Injuries at Standing Rock
Much of the worst damage was only reversible thanks to the hard work of medical volunteers.