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Intercontinental Cry Marks A Decade On Front Lines of Global Indigenous Movement
A decade ago, there were 50 Indigenous Nations leading their own struggles. Now there are 500.
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People's Climate March In September: An Invitation To Change Everything
In the run-up to the People's Climate March in New York City on Sept. 20-21 – slated to be the largest climate march in U.S. history – the Climate Convergence will draw thousands from across the world.
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New York Sex Trade Filling with In-Debt Graduates and "Average Everyday Women"
With an Ivy League education, Anna is currently paying off $47,000 in student debt – an amount that would be much higher, she says, if she hadn't had the supplemental income sex work provides.
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75% of Missouri Voters Approve Privacy Amendment to Block NSA Spying
While a state constitutional amendment only binds state agencies and not the federal government, Tuesday's yes vote on the 9th Amendment will protect Missourians from a practical effect of federal spying.
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Why Detroit's Water Crisis Is A Wake-Up Call To All Americans
We cannot credibly advocate for human rights abroad while failing to protect them at home – and the denial of water to Detroiters raises poignant questions about America’s ever-growing inequality.
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Indigenous Blockade of B.C. Pipeline Spurs Apache Corp To Abandon Kitimat Gas Project
Houston-based Apache Corporation said it will exit the joint project with Chevron just one month after Premier Christy Clark took a tour of the site.
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Where Are the Occupy Protesters Now?
Social media makes it easier and cheaper to build movements quickly – but bypassing the business of creating decision-making infrastructure means they can disappear just as fast.
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Rebel Generation: Millennials In the Era Of Distrust and Discontent
From 9/11 on, millennials saw firsthand the devastation wrought by the Bush administration’s dishonesty.
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New Wiki Opens Data on 4 Million Oil & Gas Wells Across North America
"We're not doing anything the regulators can't do themselves if they were so inclined."
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Labor On Offense: Congress Introduces Bill to Make Union Organizing A Civil Right
The Ellison-Lewis legislation would amend the National Labor Relations Act to give workers a range of legal options if they feel discriminated against for trying to form a union.
