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Palestine: The Pulse of Third World Revolt
As bombs drop on Gaza yet again, people across the world are turning to the streets in the tens of thousands to express solidarity with the Palestinians.
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Laws That Kill Protesters in Mexico
A new law passed in Puebla makes it possible for police to use firearms or deadly force to break up demonstrations and local inhabitants felt the impact of the …
Protests Greet Lawmakers, Corporate Officials Gathering in Dallas as New Arm of ALEC Is Announced
Much of ALEC's agenda for this week's meeting is returning to the organization's focus on promoting the extraction, production and exportation of fossil fuels.
Antiwar Protests Spreading in Ukraine as Government Wages All-Out War in the Southeast and NATO Threatens Russia
A rising wave of antiwar and anti-conscription protest is taking place in cities and towns across western Ukraine.
This Is Madness
Tears and grief, anger and helplessness all come naturally in the face of insanity.
ALEC Agenda: Gutting Medicaid, Privatizing Schools, Exports
ALEC's 40th annual meeting in Chicago was met by over a thousand protesters. Local groups in Texas are planning protest activities for Wednesday, July 30.
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Is Freeing Minks Terrorism? Questions We Should Be Asking Ourselves
Tyler Lang and Kevin Olliff's terrorism indictment for allegedly releasing caged minks and foxes suggest “ag-gag” laws are not about animal rights.
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Let Them Drink Pop: Detroit’s Water Crisis and the Fight for Basic Human Rights in the Motor City
American workers in Motor City have been exploited in more than just Chrysler's idyllic Super Bowl ads.
Seven Arrested at Hancock Air Base in Anti-Drone Protest
Eight Atlantic Life Community activists joined with Upstate Drone Action at the main gate of Hancock Air Base, in Syracuse, New York.
Harassing the Drones
Judge David Gideon sentenced Mary Anne Grady Flores to a year in prison and fined her $1,000 for photographing a peaceful demonstration at the US Air National Guard's 174th …