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Meet the Crawfish-Peeling Guestworkers Who Inspired Walmart Walkouts
by Cecilia Garzaposted Oct 11, 2012 - How a few courageous workers in small-town Louisiana sparked nationwide actions demanding better wages and working conditions for those who pick, pack, stock, and sell the mega-retailer’s products.
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Julie Erfle: Unlikely Advocate for Immigration Reform
posted Oct 08, 2012 - Instead of turning against undocumented immigrants after her husband's killing, this journalist chose to work for positive policy reform.
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Nicaragua Withdraws from School of the Americas: “We Have Been Its Victims”
by Colette Cosnerposted Oct 05, 2012 - The Nicaraguan president’s decision to withdraw his country from a notorious military training program is firing up activists determined to close the school for good.
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Alice Walker: “Go to the Places That Scare You”
by Valerie Schloredtposted Oct 02, 2012 - Why a life worth living is a life worth fighting for.
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New NYC Subway Ads: “Love Your Muslim Neighbors”
by Beau Underwoodposted Sep 28, 2012 - After hateful ads implying that Muslims are “savages” were posted in New York subway stations, a Christian group launched its own campaign.
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One Billion Rising
posted Sep 24, 2012 - Eve Ensler has said that nothing is more important than stopping violence against women. Her new short film encourages us to rise up do just that.
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Is an End to the Death Penalty in Sight?
by Laura Moyeposted Sep 21, 2012 - What’s the good news about the troubling practice of execution in the U.S.? We’re already abolishing it, state by state.
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In Prayer and Protest: The Fight for Troy Davis
by Scott Langleyposted Sep 21, 2012 - The story in photos: One year ago, the state of Georgia executed Troy Davis. See the remarkable photos from his final days, from the perspective of his family, friends, and supporters.
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Standing with Troy Davis in His Final Days
by Jen Marloweposted Sep 21, 2012 - A year ago today, the state of Georgia executed a man whose guilt was widely contested. Jen Marlowe, friend and journalist, on what it was like to stand with the Davis family on the last day.
- Fighting for Troy Davis: In Prayer and Protest
- The story in photos of the final day of Troy Davis's life for his family and supporters.
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Occupy Wall Street
posted Sep 19, 2012 - Ongoing coverage of the people's movement to take back our democracy and build a new economy.
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A Mothers’ Movement for Future Generations
by Heidi Hutnerposted Sep 18, 2012 - Cancer survivor Heidi Hutner worried about how to raise a baby girl in an increasingly toxic world. Why she, and others, are convening the Women’s Congress for Future Generations to make the earth safe again for our children.
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Libyan People to Americans: “This Is Not the Behavior of Our Islam”
posted Sep 13, 2012 - Photo Essay: Amid the noise of escalating violence, Benghazi citizens speak for themselves: “This does not represent us.”
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No Papers, No Fear: Risking Deportation at the DNC
by Molly Knefelposted Sep 06, 2012 - Why did ten undocumented immigrants choose to get arrested in Charlotte, even when they knew they could face deportation?
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Widespread War on Reproductive Rights
by Lynsi Burtonposted Sep 04, 2012 - National polls show that most of the public supports birth control and abortion rights. So what’s with the trend of trying to limit them?
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