When work crews arrived to begin construction of the long-opposed $1.4 billion Thirty Meter Telescope on the sacred Mauna Kea mountain on July 17, Kānaka Maoli (Hawai’ian) elders who use wheelchairs, walkers or canes demanded to be taken to the front line to be arrested. The elders were there to . . .
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The souls of Puerto Ricans everywhere should burn with indignation as they read through the text messages by Gov. Ricardo Rossello and members of his administration written in a group chat. On July 13, the Center for Investigative Journalism in Puerto Rico published 900 pages of the messages. The contents . . .
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Shakopee, Minn. – On Monday, July 15, the same day as Amazon’s “Prime Day” sales extravaganza, workers at the Amazon MSP1 fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minn., walked out to protest the company’s oppressive management practices. With the support of the general community and union locals, hundreds of people picketed the . . .
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“El derecho a controlar lo que le sucede a su propio cuerpo y a tomar decisiones médicas por sí mismo” es uno de los derechos universales de la humanidad, establecido en 1948 por las Naciones Unidas. Pero a partir del 11 de julio, a 4 millones de mujeres pobres de . . .
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Con cada fotografía impactante, la realidad se vuelve cada vez más clara: el gobierno de los Estados Unidos está deteniendo a los migrantes en campos de concentración. Las últimas imágenes se produjeron después de que el vicepresidente Mike Pence recorriera dos campamentos. Cientos de hombres, tan densamente empacados en una . . .
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The following press release was issued by the Venceremos Brigade on July 18. The group describes itself as “an intergenerational educational work project that has brought 10,000 Americans to Cuba since 1969 in an act of civil disobedience in solidarity with the Cuban Revolution.” The VB will travel to Cuba . . .
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