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Breast Cancer Patient Arrested for Protesting TPP: “This Is Price Gouging at the Cost of Lives”
One sticking point on the TPP had been the so-called death sentence clause, extending drug company monopolies on medicines.
Remembering Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015): “We Have to Change Ourselves in Order to Change the World”
The legendary Detroit activist and philosopher Grace Lee Boggs died Monday at the age of 100.
Outrage After US Airstrike on Hospital Kills 22 Patients and Staff in Afghanistan
Doctors Without Borders is demanding an independent international inquiry into a US airstrike Saturday.
One Year After “End” to War in Afghanistan, Aid Workers Reveal Real Story
While many Americans believe that the war in Afghanistan is winding down, peace activists and medical aid workers tell a different story.
Climate Change Could Be Catalyst to Build a Fairer Economic System
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley is calling this weekend's torrential rainfall in the Carolinas a once-in-a-millennium downpour.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Corporate Elite Rig the System Against Us, and More
We need more than talk to narrow the great divide between the haves and have-nots.
Greek Collective Critiques Consumption Amid Crisis
The film is about Skoros, a Greek anti-consumerist collective, solidarity and the joys of doing things differently.
Thirst for Truth: Who’s to Blame for Flint’s Water Crisis?
Despite complaints about the water by residents, Flint city officials have insisted that the city's water is safe.
“This Changes Everything”: Film Reimagines Vast Challenge of Climate Change
The documentary is directed by filmmaker Avi Lewis and inspired by journalist Naomi Klein's international best-selling book.
Rashid Khalidi: The Beginning of the Syria Mess Was the 2003 US Invasion of Iraq
Russia has launched airstrikes in Syria for a second day.