All News Articles for 2014-11-18
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Arrests Mount as 'We Are Seneca Lake' Campaign Enters Fourth Week Activists wonder: 'When will they come for the lawbreakers inside the gates?' Read more |
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'Unnecessary and Disproportionate': Spanish Authorities Detain Greenpeace Protest Ship Detention comes just days after Spanish navy rams Greenpeace boats, wounding activists Read more |
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'Outrageous': Ferguson Organizers say State of Emergency Violates Laws, Thwarts Civil Liberties Governor's declaration 'only threatens to stir up tensions and denigrate the peaceful efforts of countless non-violent activists' Read more |
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'Nay!': US Senate Fails in Attempt to Force Approval of Keystone XL Pipeline Despite bi-partisan push to force approval of tar sands project, Senators reject bill Read more |
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Tens of Thousands in Athens Commemorate Revolt Against US-Backed Military Dictatorship Rally is largest such demonstration in recent years to mark the 1973 student uprising Read more |
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Bernie Sanders to Colbert: "Frightening the Billionaire Class" Should be Goal of Grassroots Movement Appearing on Monday night's Colbert Report on Comedy Central, Sen. Bernie Sanders told the show's host that he's still contemplating how best to use his leadership skills to challenge the elite and corporate forces that are undermining U.S. democracy and destroying shared prosperity in a nation... Read more |
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Canaries in the Arctic: New Study Shows Stunning Polar Bear Decline The dramatic drop in population, say conservationists, show that the impacts of climate change are happening now and pushing the bears towards the brink of extinction. Read more |
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'Unbelievable, Terrible': Forest Service OKs Fracking in Largest National Forest on East Coast 'The President can protect the climate and public health, or he can continue to promote fracking. He cannot do both.' Read more |
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'Fleecing Uncle Sam': Meet the Corporations Who Pay More to Their CEO Than They Do in US Taxes New report finds more than a quarter of the 100 top-paid CEOs brought in more money last year than their companies paid to the government Read more |
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California Tells Court It Can’t Release Inmates Early Because It Would Lose Cheap Prison Labor Out of California’s years-long litigation over reducing the population of prisons deemed unconstitutionally overcrowded by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2010, another obstacle to addressing the U.S. epidemic of mass incarceration has emerged: The utility of cheap prison labor. In recent filings,... Read more |
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'Tactics as Dirty as Their Oil': Leaked Docs Reveal TransCanada's Propaganda Plan Documents show that oil and gas companies are placing serious resources of time, money, and personnel into countering the growing climate justice movement. "What this speaks to is that they are losing," says one campaigner whose group has been targeted by company strategy. Read more |
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Iranians Keep Hope Alive for Final Nuclear Deal In the United States, the negotiations aimed at a final deal between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program—in a crucial phase this week—are far from the minds of average people. But for many Iranians, the talks hold the promise of a better future. “I really hope for a fair agreement,”... Read more |
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Attack at Jerusalem Synagogue Places Israel and Palestine Further on Edge Two Palestinian gunmen reportedly killed by police after attack that left four worshippers dead, including three US citizens Read more |