The burgeoning pro-democracy, anti-Trump movement known as 50501 expects to drive tens and possibly hundreds of thousands to protest in 1,000 cities and towns on Saturday.
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Seattle Protesters To Launch Kayak Blockade Preventing Shell Rig Departure
Seattle activists opposed to Arctic drilling have vowed to launch a kayak blockade to prevent the departure of Shell’s drilling rig.
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Republican Billionaire Pledges $175 Million to Push Party On Climate Change
A North Carolina executive is pouring his own money into trying to sway people in the GOP to take global warming seriously.
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People's Anti-Mining Struggle in El Salvador Highlights The Perils of Global Trade Deals
Here is the story of how free trade agreements like the TPP pave the way for transnational corporate plunder – by establishing legal protections for companies to pollute with impunity, then get a big pay-out afterwards.
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U.S. Government Forgives Billions In Student Loans Following Corinthian Colleges' Collapse
A government plan to wipe out loans for many of the students who attended the now-disgraced for-profit Corinthian Colleges raises serious questions about whether the White House or Congress should have done more to prevent the debacle.
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Norway's $900 Billion Divestment From Coal Sets New Bar for Climate Action
It is the world's largest fossil fuel divestment yet, affecting 122 companies globally and marking a new success for the fast-growing climate change campaign.
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California’s Senate Just Passed America's Most Sweeping Climate Change Legislation
The dozen bills passed last week include reducing gas use on California’s roads by 50 percent.
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From Health to Schools, Welfare to Housing, Britain's New Conservatives Rule Only With Austerity
The People's Assembly is calling for a major national demonstration on June 20 to send a clear message to the Tory government that we demand an alternative to austerity.
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Former S.Carolina Police Officer Who Shot Walter Scott Is Indicted for Murder, Faces 30 to Life
A video of the April 4 shooting showed officer Michael Slager firing eight times as 50-year-old Walter Scott ran away.
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G7 Protesters Unite In Opposition to Transatlantic Trade Deal
The massive police presence was a show of political power and a suppression of political protest.
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There’s Nothing Heroic about Stealing Water from the Commons
The case of a water hoarder in Oregon reveals a lot about the perils of viewing water as a private commodity.
