The Maquiladora Workers of Juárez Find Their Voice

Low pay, abusive conditions, no union representation — now employees are fed up and fighting back, as the city just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas, is the center of a growing rebellion of laborers in border factories.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: The Importance of Athlete Activists

What if, now that athletes have found their voice, they won’t shut up? The genie is out of the locker and no amount of Ace bandages will bind him back to muteness.

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Bernie Sanders Schools America On Socialism In Landmark Speech

Distancing himself from the “radical” label applied to self-described socialists in the U.S., the presidential candidate instead placed himself in the left-wing American tradition of Franklin Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr.

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Black Students Who Demand Equality Aren't Impinging On Your Rights

When the Black Liberation Collective asked students around the U.S. to present their universities with a set of radical demands, protesters were accused of trying to limit the free speech of those who did not agree with their mission.

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The Coming Independence: Why Catalonia Is Formally Breaking Up With Spain

“In Catalonia we feel mistreated and misunderstood by the Spanish state, and we be believe we deserve to be a nation – so why can someone from Madrid say we are not? We have voted democratically and they just ignore us."

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New Site Maps Indigenous Land Claims, Bringing Security To Communities Worldwide

LandmarkMap, which provides information about indigenous and community lands on the national and local level, could be the most authoritative source for people seeking to secure rights to their most vital resource.

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Anonymous Declares All-Out War On ISIS Following Paris Terror Attacks

Expect massive cyberattacks. War is declared. Get prepared.

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Michigan Governor's About-Face On Syrian Refugees Undercuts Resettlement Plans

Last week, a group of eight investors announced a first-of-its-kind project to resettle refugees on land purchased in Pontiac, north of Detroit – but the Paris terror attacks put a sudden freeze on the plan.

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Taking Crises Into Our Own Hands: Why Millennials Are Committing Civil Disobedience

From Occupy to Black Lives Matter, climate justice, immigrant rights, Moral Mondays, and fast food workers on strike, our movements are starting to come together to speak with one voice.

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Refugee Crisis Sharpens In Britain As Portsmouth Moves to Close Door On Asylum Seekers

As the daily flow of about 8,000 refugees into Europe shows little sign of abating, showdowns like the one in Portsmouth are likely to increase as tensions and frustrations grow.

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