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From a pro-democratic perspective, civil society and new media organisations are surging in the aftermath of the Orban regime.
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Water or Wine: California Facing Record Drought Must Pick A Side, And Fast
The crisis for many in northern California comes down to this: we're exporting our precious water in the form of profitable wine.
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Mothers In White Demand Justice for Slain Teen Andy Lopez
The protest comes days after a fire destroyed a large memorial and shrine built in honor of the 13-year-old, whose killing by a sheriff's deputy has set off unabated protests.
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Federal Lawsuit Charges Sheriff's Deputy Unconstitutionally Killed Andy Lopez
A federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the family of Andy Lopez, contending that a sheriff deputy's killing of the 13-year-old was unconstitutional in that it violated the Fourth Amendment limiting police authority. Huge demonstrations are planned for Saturday.
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Thousands March in Santa Rosa, Calif., As Outrage Grows Over Deputy Who Killed Teen Andy Lopez
On the 8th straight day of mourning and mass protests, hundreds of youths, families and residents marched to demand justice for the killing of 13-year-old Andy Lopez — shot seven times by a sheriff's deputy who mistook his airgun for an assault rifle.
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Santa Rosa, Calif., Outraged By Police Killing Of Latino Teenager Holding Toy Gun
13-year-old Andy Lopez was walking through his neighborhood carrying a plastic gun that police thought was an automatic weapon. Within seconds, cops opened fire.
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One Billion Rising: A Global Dance Revolt to End Violence Against Women
This Valentine's Day, communities in northern California are preparing to join a worldwide dance aimed at halting the physical and sexual abuse of 1 billion women.
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AIG and Ethics: The Corporatization of Public Higher Education
Like the insurance giant AIG, which has just funded a new Ethics Center at Sonoma State University, big corporations are pumping ill-earned money into public education across the U.S., threatening academic freedom and free speech.
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CVS Battles Community Resistance Coast-to-Coast
CVS plans to locate itself at key downtown intersections, maximizing sales at the expense of safety, traffic and history. Now the California town of Sebastopol is fighting back.
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A Rural California Town Fights Globalization
Showing fierce resistance to Chase Bank and CVS pharmacy, which are attempting to move into this semi-rural Northern California town, Occupy Sebastopol and community groups say it is time to reverse globalization and trumpet re-localization.
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From a pro-democratic perspective, civil society and new media organisations are surging in the aftermath of the Orban regime.
We can still celebrate success while simultaneously putting a cap on net worth.
The country’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has promised a break from the politics of the last 40 years—realizing more broadly that Labour must stand up for the 99% against big business, or the party will become irrelevant.
Much like the resistance to AI data centers, the opposition to Flock surveillance cameras has brought the left and the right together against billionaires who are trying to force America into becoming even more of a police state.
Much like the resistance to AI data centers, the opposition to Flock surveillance cameras has brought the left and the right together against billionaires who are trying to force America into becoming even more of a police state.
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The tragic shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo is just the latest example of ICE having a fundamental disrespect for human life — further proving why the agency should be stripped of funding and shut down, and its rank-and-file agents and leadership prosecuted.
Posted 1 month 3 weeks ago
The country’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has promised a break from the politics of the last 40 years—realizing more broadly that Labour must stand up for the 99% against big business, or the party will become irrelevant.
Posted 1 month 2 weeks ago
We can still celebrate success while simultaneously putting a cap on net worth.
Posted 1 month 10 hours ago
The current wave of food recalls is a direct byproduct of President Donald Trump’s administration deliberately removing the safeguards put in place aimed at protecting American consumers more than a century ago.
Posted 6 days 6 hours ago
