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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How to Stop an Oil Train: The Hearts-and-Minds Climate Defense That Won Over a Courtroom
The Delta 5 loss was actually a big win as climate activists were found not guilty of blocking a train and guilty only of trespass in the second degree, and sentences were issued with no jail time.
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“Integrate, But Hedge”: China In the Age of Global Governance, Part I
“Hide your brightness; bide your time,” cautioned Deng Xiaoping, the chief architect of modern China, who oversaw the country's "opening" into a modern state-capitalist society.
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Why Do We Expose Ourselves?
Orwell failed to anticipate the role pleasure would play in our culture of surveillance.
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"All Risk, No Reward": U.S. Tribes Oppose Massive Pipeline Expansion In Canada
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Nader: The Devastating Cost of Monetized Elections
You outnumber the politicos and their entourages everywhere – yet you are the ones who keep paying the price for letting politics remain a deadly form of distracting entertainment with a media obsessed with the horse race rather than the human race.
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Scientists Confirm: Plastic Now Pollutes Every Corner of Earth
A new study shows that plastic waste now covers the planet – with every corner of the globe polluted with the remains of water containers, supermarket bags, polystyrene lumps, compact discs, cigarette filter tips, nylons and other plastics.
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McKibben: Night of the Living Dead, Climate Change-Style
How to stop the fossil fuel industry from wrecking our world.
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"We Had To Make Some Cuts": Flint Water Catastrophe A Matter Of Business
You might have heard that there is lead in Flint’s water. You’re not going to believe how much. And you’re not going to believe how bad lead exposure is for people – thanks to government-hating Republicans who set aside democracy for profit.
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How Secret Donations Influence U.S. Elections
A guide to dark money in American politics.
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Bursary Or Bust: Thousands of Student Nurses and Midwives Take To U.K. Streets Over Cuts
Starting in August of next year, the Tories plan to scrap vital funds for student nurses in training, who instead will be forced to take out loans that leave them saddled with debt.
