#Occupy Bat Signal for the 99%

Published: November 24, 2011

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Human Rights

Protests Surge as Governments Support Genocide and Climate Catastrophy

As violence escalates in Gaza and Lebanon, protests against government support for genocide grow worldwide.

By: Basav Sen ,; ForeignPolicyinFocus

News

Education & Youth

Oklahoma Spends Millions on Bibles for Schools, Sparking Civil Rights Investigation

Critics argue it violates church-state separation and harms students' rights.

By: Nadra Nittle ,; The19th

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Environment & Health

Protests Grow as Corporate-Backed Biomass Projects Threaten Forests and Communities

Communities and activists push back against biomass projects promoted as “clean energy.”

By: Nick Engelfried ,; WagingNonviolence

News

Politics & Elections

US Silent as Over 100 Nations Back UN Chief

Nations worldwide are backing U.N. chief Guterres after Israel declared him “persona non grata.”

By: Jake Johnson ,; CommonDreams

News

Environment & Health

Carbon Capture Means More Pollution for Black Communities in Cancer Alley

The existing racial injustices of the petrochemical industry are being expanded in the name of fighting climate change.

By: Michael Levien ,; Truthout

Op-Ed

Education & Youth

Chalking Bans and ID Checks at Protests Repress Palestine Solidarity on Campus

Many new forms of campus repression are stifling Palestine solidarity organizing.

By: Amira Jarmakani ,; Truthout

Interview

Human Rights

Acclaimed Palestinian Journalist Motaz Azaiza on Photographing Genocide in Gaza

For the first 108 days of Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza, Azaiza risked his life to show the world what was happening.

By: Amy Goodman &; Nermeen Shaikh ,; DemocracyNow!

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Environment & Health

Colorado’s Naloxone Fund Is Drying Up, Even as Opioid Lawsuits Bring in Millions

Harm reduction advocates say the money earned from settlements should be used to help prevent more overdose deaths.

By: Claire Cleveland ,; KFFHealthNews

News

War & Peace

Israel Used US-Supplied Bomb in Beirut Strike That Killed at Least 22

The strike hit an apartment complex in the densely populated Basta neighborhood.

By: Brett Wilkins ,; CommonDreams

News

Politics & Elections

Trump Pledges to Use Law Behind Japanese Internment to Conduct Mass Deportations

Trump's rhetoric in Colorado built on the anti-immigrant lies his campaign spread about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio.

By: Jake Johnson ,; CommonDreams

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