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1 Jul 2016 3 minute read

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What's not for sale in branded America?

Mark Engler bemoans the corporate colonization of public space.

10 Jun 2016 4 minute read

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From Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali, always a fighter

Mari Marcel Thekaekara remembers the great boxer and pays homage to his audacious courage.

1 Jun 2016 1 minute read

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Knocking Trump’s ego down to size

Mexicans have found the perfect way to show Donald what they think of him.

1 Jun 2016 3 minute read

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The ‘Fight for $15’ dreams big – and wins

Mark Engler hails a significant victory for workers in the US.

27 May 2016 3 minute read

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Choosing the best of a bad lot isn’t good enough!

Vote Clinton just to trump Trump? No wonder the US is dispirited, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

1 May 2016 3 minute read

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One gas leak too many

Can we end fracking now? asks Mark Engler.

1 Apr 2016 3 minute read

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Worldbeaters: Hillary Rodham Clinton

Hawkish Hillary is a friend of bankers and warmongers, despite her Democratic credentials.

11 Mar 2016 7 minute read

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If Google and Facebook can flip elections does code now rule the real world?

Internet users used to be worried about government control of the web but the opposite may be true, writes Chris...

2 Mar 2016 3 minute read

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Bernie Sanders: Revolution beyond the ballot box

Mark Engler argues for acts of determination and sacrifice.

29 Feb 2016 3 minute read

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Climate change needs real solutions not more hot air

Are certain proposals to reduce carbon emissions based on technological hype? Almuth Ernsting asks.

19 Jan 2016 3 minute read

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Brandon Astor Jones – time is running out

An execution date of 2 February has been set. Please write to the State Board of Pardons and Paroles to appeal for clemency....

1 Jan 2016 3 minute read

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A good moment to make a scene

Urgent cries for racial justice must not go unheard, writes Mark Engler.

9 Dec 2015 6 minute read

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‘I want my story to be heard’

Hakim Young meets Khalid Ahmad, who survived the US bombing of a hospital in Afghanistan. ...

7 Dec 2015 3 minute read

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David Cohen – an advocate par excellence

Mari Marcel Thekaekara remembers a much-loved friend and mentor who died last week.

1 Dec 2015 3 minute read

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#ShellNo: the triumph of the Kayaktivists

We do not always win - but sometimes we prevail. Mark Engler celebrates a daring victory.

1 Oct 2015 3 minute read

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A Pope in Washington

Mark Engler hopes that the pontiff will use his US visit to promote a message of social justice.

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