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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The Road to Athabasca: Why I’m Biking To the Tar Sands
Through discovery of place, through story, and through personal connection with people along the way, we are journeying 1,100 miles to the tar sands of Alberta – and are asking for your support in our venture.
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Expensive Busts: Illinois Spent $2.4 Million Jailing Residents of Just One City Block
"I tell you what, I wish instead of spending so much money on [incarcerating people], they'd come fill some of these crater holes behind my house."
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Activists Rappel From Portland Bridge As Kayaks Swarm to Block Shell's Arctic Vessel
Dozens of kayaktivists took to the water to block Shell's Fennica ice breaker from leaving port, while a group of 13 climbers rappelled off a bridge in Portland, Oregon, with enough supplies to last days if needed.
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Cincinnati Police Officer Indicted for Murder After Killing Unarmed Black Driver
Prosecutors said officer Ray Tensing “purposely killed” 43-year-old Samuel DuBose, an unarmed black man who was pulled over for a missing front license plate.
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Global Fracktivists Converge At First International Anti-Frack Camp In Basque Country
“This is the first time fracking activists have got together on this scale internationally – from Kurdistan to Brazil, from Ukraine to Portugal and Algeria," says Catriona of Ireland, who attended the recent Frackanpada.
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Isn't It Time We Called Private Health Care An Act of Terrorism?
Being sick and having nowhere to turn is terrorizing far too many Americans – as medical fraud, huge price markups and pharmaceutical copyright laws are contributing to growing illnesses and early death.
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Greece, the Sacrificial Lamb
Having spent the last week in Athens talking to ordinary citizens, young and old, as well as current and past officials, I’ve come to the view that this is about far more than just Greece and the euro.
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Corporate Lobbying Costs Hit $380 Million In 9 Months Pushing Pacific Trade Deal
Washington lobbying by companies and groups involved in global trade boomed in the past nine months.
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White Officer Pepper-Sprays Crowd At Black Lives Matter Conference In Cleveland
The incident occurred Sunday during protests against the arrest of a 14-year-old.
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The Problem With the Fight for $15 – Not Radical Enough
The Oakland-based activist and performer says workers need to look beyond city councils and form a radical new labor movement – through strikes, stoppages and occupations of the workplace.
