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Wall Street Occupiers, the Future Depends on You
by David Kortenposted Oct 10, 2011 - Video: For more than 15 years, David Korten has called for an end to the Wall Street economy. Why he hopes the #Occupy movement will finally change the game.
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Gold or Water: The Fight Goes on in El Salvador
by Robin Broad, John Cavanaghposted Oct 10, 2011 - With the eyes of the world on mass protests against corporate control of governments, El Salvador debates a new ban on gold mining.
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Prison or Deportation: What Choices Are Immigrants Given?
by Elizabeth Ruiz, as told to Oliver Lazenbyposted Oct 07, 2011 - On her way to work one morning, Elizabeth Ruiz took a two-month detour to a detention center. What she gave up to keep her family together.
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The No-Evictions Sheriff
by Sarah van Gelderposted Sep 26, 2011 - Cheri Honkala promises to be a sheriff who will stand up for families, not banks.
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Curriculum & Resources: The Innocence Project and Prison Food
posted Sep 22, 2011 - Use the Innocence Project’s interactive resources to understand the causes of wrongful convictions and exonerations, and see how your school's cafeteria food measures up to prison food with this tell-it-like-it is infographic.
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Troy Davis' Last Request
by Sarah van Gelderposted Sep 22, 2011 - Troy Davis’ last words before his execution on Wednesday night included this call: The tragedy of American capital punishment must come to an end.
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Visual Learning: "Out of many, one"
posted Sep 22, 2011 - With this YES! lesson plan, try to truly understand an image, its message, and why it’s interesting (or not).
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Standing on the Side of Peace
by Jen Marloweposted Sep 21, 2011 - How one man’s journey changed everything I knew about the Middle East conflict.
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Father John Blogs on No Impact Week
by Fr. John Rauschposted Sep 19, 2011 - Appalachian priest John Rausch has to drive 22,000 miles a year as part of his ministry. But he wants to strike a balance between the needs of the earth and those of his community.
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Denisse Blogs on No Impact Week
by Denisse McLeanposted Sep 19, 2011 - Denisse, a Nicaraguan researcher in Honduras, wants to see how far No Impact Week principles can go in the Global South.
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Time to Stop the Real Reefer Madness
by Laura Carlsenposted Sep 16, 2011 - Since its inception, the War on Drugs has cost millions of dollars and thousands of lives. The civilians caught in the crossfire say it’s time for change.
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What You Can Do to Stop the Execution of Troy Davis
by Jen Marloweposted Sep 09, 2011 - In two weeks, Georgia plans to execute a man whose guilt is in doubt, but there is still hope for clemency.
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After 9/11: An Interfaith Answer to Extremism
by Rabbi Ted Falcon, Pastor Don Mackenzie, Imam Jamal Rahmanposted Sep 09, 2011 - Brought together by 9/11, three friends of different faiths look for answers about when and why religion leads to violence.
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A Truly Courageous Response to Terror
by Fran Kortenposted Sep 08, 2011 - What we can learn from Norway: Violence, fear, and political repression aren’t the only way to respond to a terrorist attack.
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The Soul of the World
by Valerie Truebloodposted Sep 07, 2011 - Book Review: Essays on the definition of terror and the consciousness of transformation.
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