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A New Welcome: Activists Launch Home Placement Service for Refugees In Germany and Austria
Through a new organization called Refugees Welcome, more than 1,000 Germans and Austrians have offered to share their houses with refugees who otherwise would be consigned to overcrowded asylum shelters.
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Why Is U.S. Media Ignoring the Assault on Southern Black Churches?
That numerous black churches in the South have been burned just a little over a week since the racially-motivated terrorist attack in Charleston lends credibility to the theory that racist organizations are at work.
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Triumph Of Courage: Bree Newsome Takes Down the Confederate Flag In Charleston
I removed the flag not only in defiance of those who enslaved my ancestors in the southern United States, but also in defiance of the oppression that continues against black people globally in 2015.
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"Protest Is Broken": Co-Creator of Occupy Wall Street Calls for New Mental Shift
The co-creator of Occupy Wall Street has advice for the next generation of social movements: “Never protest the same way twice.”
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Justice: same-sex marriage legal throughout the entire United States
bout time! Timeline of same-sex marriage in the United States
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For These Crimes They Are Guilty: It's Time To Move Your Money From Wells Fargo
The only way the big banks will feel something similar to the loss and harm they caused is if you Move Your Money from those institutions to second tier banks, community banks and credit unions – so join the campaign now.
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Armenian Protests Over Energy Hikes Enters Third Day
A standoff between police and demonstrators protesting a hike in electricity prices blocked the central avenue in Armenia's capital on Wednesday for a third straight day, with no visible progress toward resolving the unrest.
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How to Punish Bank Felons
When a big Wall Street bank pleads guilty to criminal felony charges committed, there seems to be no punishment that fits the crime. When real people plead guilty to felonies they go to jail, but nobody involved in bank crimes will see a day behind bars. Fair?
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Is the Fight for $15 the Next Civil Rights Movement?
The cross-pollination of Black Lives Matter and the Fight for $15 provides an inspiring example of how interconnected issues of race and economic justice are empowering today's social movements.
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Nationwide Anti-Austerity Protests Reveal Magnitude of Inequality Anguish In Britain
A quarter-million protesters gathered outside the Bank of England and march to Parliament to protest austerity.
