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People We Love: Bert Sacks
by Robert Mellingerposted Jul 25, 2011 - A peace activist defies sanctions to save lives.
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People We Love: Maria Aguinda
by Oliver Lazenbyposted Jul 25, 2011 - An indigenous elder from the Amazon takes Chevron to court.
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Seattle Stands By Public Employees
by Richard Conlinposted Jul 14, 2011 - Not all governments are clashing with public employees. Seattle’s city council president on why the city passed a resolution in support of public employees and collective bargaining.
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Define American: Jose Antonio Vargas Tells His Story
posted Jun 23, 2011 - Video: Pulitzer-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas opens up about his life as an undocumented immigrant—and the "underground railroad" that made it possible.
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Think Outside the Bars
by Michelle Alexanderposted Jun 08, 2011 - Why real justice means fewer prisons.
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A Peaceful End to the War on Drugs?
by Rebecca Leisherposted May 27, 2011 - The international war on drugs isn't stopping drug use or trafficking—but it is ruining lives. Drug policy expert Sanho Tree on what we can do differently.
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My First Vote
posted May 06, 2011 - "I was overjoyed when I got my voter registration card. I was a real citizen!" Ex-offenders on reclaiming the human right to vote.
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Photo Essay: Crude Reflections from the Amazon
by Lou Dematteisposted May 04, 2011 - After enduring years of toxic dumping and rising cancer rates, indigenous Ecuadorians took oil giant Chevron to court to fight for the life of the rainforest—and its people.
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Photo Essay: The Innocents
posted May 01, 2011 - Photographs give a voice to our nation's wrongfully convicted.
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Voices of Compassion
posted May 01, 2011 - Personal stories of life beyond bars.
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"Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness"
posted May 01, 2011 - Amy Goodman talks to legal scholar Michelle Alexander about the new American caste system.
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Film Review: Egypt: Seeds of Change
posted May 01, 2011 - A video primer from Al Jazeera for would-be nonviolent revolutionaries everywhere.
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A Student Uprising in Arizona
by Jeff Biggersposted Apr 27, 2011 - In Tucson, lawmakers want to cut ethnic studies programs. But they'll have to unchain these students first.
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The Refugee Child Photographers
by V. Noah Gimbelposted Apr 26, 2011 - How photography training and disposable cameras are giving young Palestinian refugees something new—a voice.
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A Message from the Gulf: It’s Not Over
by Cherri Foytlinposted Apr 20, 2011 - A year after the BP oil spill, Cherri Foytlin walked 1,243 miles to send a message: this disaster is far from over.
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