Picciotto is known for camping outside the White House continuously since 1981 to protest nuclear weapons and war. Her peace vigil is widely believed to … Peace Activist and Anti-Nuclear Protester Concepcion Picciotto DiesRead more
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Activists Protest School of the Americas amid Reports of FBI Spying
Human rights activists converged in Georgia over the weekend for the annual protest calling for the closure of the U.S. military training school known as … Activists Protest School of the Americas amid Reports of FBI SpyingRead more
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Thousands March In The Midwest’s Largest-Ever Anti-Tar Sands Rally
Thousands gathered in St. Paul, Minnesota Saturday afternoon to march in protest of the growing network of tar sands pipelines in America, singling out one … Thousands March In The Midwest’s Largest-Ever Anti-Tar Sands RallyRead more
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History Interrupted: Welcome to the 1970s
They say that if you can remember Woodstock, you weren’t actually there. It is therefore with some trepidation that I invite readers to cast their … History Interrupted: Welcome to the 1970sRead more
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Galápagos rebellion against foreign investment in hotels, golf courses, luxury tourism
Residents of Ecuador’s Galápagos islands are mounting angry protests against government plans to open the World Heritage Site to foreign investment in luxury tourism and … Galápagos rebellion against foreign investment in hotels, golf courses, luxury tourismRead more
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Top Doctors Call on Charities to ‘Do No Harm’ and Divest from Fossil Fuels
Fifty of the world’s leading medical doctors and researchers on Thursday joined in the call for two multibillion dollar charities—Wellcome Trust and Gates Foundation—to divest … Top Doctors Call on Charities to ‘Do No Harm’ and Divest from Fossil FuelsRead more
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The Geologist Fighting America’s First Tar Sands Mine
State regulators in Utah yesterday heard arguments both for and against the country’s first billion dollar tar sands mine, which is currently being constructed in … The Geologist Fighting America’s First Tar Sands MineRead more
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NYPD Arrests 50 at Rally for CUNY Professors
Police arrested more than 50 professors and their supporters during a rally for faculty on Wednesday in New York City. Protesters blocked the doors of … NYPD Arrests 50 at Rally for CUNY ProfessorsRead more