Earth-force meets money-force at Standing Rock. I’m so relieved I’m here. It scares me to think that I might have missed this. We get up … A Moment of Clarity for Progressive ActivistsRead more
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10,000 metric tons of plastic enter Great Lakes every year
A new study by Rochester Institute of Technology that inventories and tracks high concentrations of plastic in the Great Lakes could help inform cleanup efforts … 10,000 metric tons of plastic enter Great Lakes every yearRead more
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For More Than 50 Years, CIA Went Deep into Ecuadorean Society
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), according to declassified documents and testimonies of previous agency officials, had a permanent operation to intervene in political and … For More Than 50 Years, CIA Went Deep into Ecuadorean SocietyRead more
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Deconstructing Thanksgiving at Standing Rock
It is with a heavy heart that I travel to Standing Rock to give thanks and serve meals to the water protectors who, in the … Deconstructing Thanksgiving at Standing RockRead more
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University’s Ties to Slavery & Displacement of Native Americans
The findings about 250-year-old Rutgers University were published in a new book, Scarlet and Black, Volume 1: Slavery and Dispossession in Rutgers History. It reveals … University’s Ties to Slavery & Displacement of Native AmericansRead more
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Mike Pence Has “Militant Agenda” Against Women, the Poor, Immigrants
Jeremy Scahill talking: I’ve been covering Mike Pence for almost a decade, and my initial gateway into covering Pence is because he was one of … Mike Pence Has “Militant Agenda” Against Women, the Poor, ImmigrantsRead more
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We Are All Deplorables
My relatives in Maine are deplorables. I cannot write on their behalf. I can write in their defense. They live in towns and villages that … We Are All DeplorablesRead more
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Some 1,900 People Died Under Police Custody
A new report by the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics has found that around 1,900 people were killed as they were being arrested in … Some 1,900 People Died Under Police CustodyRead more