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Don't Outlaw Living in Cars – Unless You're Giving Out Houses
Depriving the homeless of their last shelter is Silicon Valley at its worst – especially when rich cities aren't doing anything to end homelessness.
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Emerging Artivists In Kenya Demand Economic Justice
Increasing numbers of activists here use art to protest the way their country is being turned into a tax haven for multinational corporations.
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Victory in Vermont Pushes Monsanto and Big Foods on the GMO Defensive
The Vermont Senate passed a bill to require labeling on all GMO foods sold in the state – signaling a wave of nationwide victories against the Gene Giants may be underway.
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New Europe-Wide Project Uses Decentralized Tools for Democratic Empowerment
D-CENT is creating privacy-aware tools and a social networking platform for large-scale economic empowerment, citizen collaboration and participatory decision-making.
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Third Party Politics: Why Social and Electoral Movements Must Work Together
Social movements and electoral movements, which are imperative for nonviolent social change, should work together.
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More States Ban Toxic Chemicals As Washington Fails To Act
In state capitols from Maine to Oregon, environmental advocates are filing bills to identify and ban noxious chemicals, and industry groups are fighting back.
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A Sharing Economy Is Growing In Spain – with Tax Resistance and Economic Disobedience
Spanish tax resisters and activists from the 15M movement have joined forces to organize a sharing economy network – and to nourish it with redirected taxes.
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Guardian and Washington Post Win Pulitzer Prize for NSA Revelations
The newspapers were awarded the highest accolade in U.S. journalism for their groundbreaking articles on the NSA’s surveillance activities based on the leaks of Edward Snowden.
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Grassroots Group Closed Two Chicago Coal Plants — and Is Now Going for Second Act
We have a chance to make our voices loudly heard regarding the safety hazards of opening a new dirty, metal-shredding facility in our community.
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Volunteer Army: How India's Citizens Turned the Tide To Win The War On Polio
India has officially won the war against polio, marking the finest example of what strong political will combined with a citizenry determined to protect its children can achieve.