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Tag: water protectors

Judge’s ruling on Standing Rock a second chance for justice

The federal court decision could start a new chapter in the DAPL saga, beginning with dropping prosecution of water protectors.

Dakota Access Pipeline begins service the same day Trump announces withdrawal...

This decision is not the first – nor will it likely be the last – from the Trump administration to move the United States backwards in climate action.

Newly leaked documents reveal insane counterterrorism tactics used against Standing Rock...

Surveillance tactics used by the company include social media information harvesting, aerial surveillance and radio eavesdropping and infiltration of camps and activist circles.

Life after Standing Rock

“The U.S. government is wiping out our most important cultural and spiritual areas. And as it erases our footprint from the world, it erases us as a people."

Protests begin in DC after motion to halt Dakota Access is...

Energy Transfer Partners, the pipeline company that owns Dakota Access, has already been drilling under Lake Oahe for weeks.

10 arrested as deadline to evacuate Dakota Access pipeline protest camp...

“Allies around the world acting in solidarity with Standing Rock cannot stop now.”

Defund DAPL spreads across Indian country as tribes divest

The Navajo Nation is making moves to join a growing number of tribes that have already respectfully, but conclusively, shown Wells Fargo the door.

Surviving at Standing Rock after Trump’s DAPL order

The original water protector camp has resolved to stay – even as Sioux tribe says no and Trump orders pipeline construction.

Media silence after water protectors and police clash on MLK Day

On MLKDay 2017 water protectors were shot at and tear gassed once again by law enforcement in riot gear.

North Dakota bill would let motorists ‘unintentionally cause injury or death’...

“It’s shocking to see legislation that allows for people to literally be killed for exercising their right to protest in a public space.”

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Illinois presses Tyson for a buyer after 2,500 workers lost their jobs overnight

The plant's chief executive was paid 781 times the median worker's wage the same quarter its beef unit posted a loss.

The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet

As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.

How human ecology shapes social democracy

Human ecology offers a framework for understanding how social systems in Nordic countries and New York shape participation, trust, and collective well-being.
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UNICEF Report Underscores Rising Rates of Tech-Facilitated Sexual Abuse Targeting Children

UNICEF finds that approximately 1 in 5 of all children surveyed reported facing tech-facilitated sexual abuse.

Political storytelling: How it impacts our brains

Do we know something about how politicians use storytelling and how it impacts voters’ brains?