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Berlin Joins Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement
(The Berlin skyline) The city of Berlin is doing its part to combat climate change, voting last week to purge the German capital’s pension fund of its investments in fossil fuels. Berlin’s parliament passed the legislation as part of the city’s long-term goal to become…
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Brexit is Bad News for the Environment
(Air pollution in London) As the world begins piecing together the ramifications stemming from Britain’s exit from the EU (also known as Brexit), one particular victim of the ensuing political chaos is becoming increasingly apparent: the environment. Around 70 percent of environmental regulation currently in…
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Brexit: A Blow to the Social Good
To the shock of much the world, Britons voted to leave the European Union (EU) on Wednesday, marking the largest blow to the multi-national political body since its foundation. Spearhead largely by the fringe rightwing, the “leave” campaigners imbued their rhetoric with racist undertones, invoking…
Read MoreOrlando Shooting: ‘Angels’ Block Westboro Bigots
(“Angels” arrive on the scene to help block Westboro Baptist Church members from funerals for Orlando shooting victims) The Westboro Baptist Church – a fringe, virulently bigoted and homophobic congregation based in Kansas – has made headlines throughout the years, picketing national tragedies in efforts to…
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Brexit: Racism Fuels ‘Leave’ Campaign
As the United States’ most bizarre general election campaign in recent memory has steamrolled forward at a fever pitch, Americans could be forgiven for overlooking events in Britain which – depending on how they turn out – may shake up international markets and fundamentally alter…
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Trump’s Money Claims: Less Than Honest
Donald Trump – the presumptive Republican nominee for the 2016 presidential bid – lauds himself for his business acumen, a characteristic that has supposedly generated untold riches. How large that wealth is, however, is still clouded in secrecy, as the Trump campaign insists that it…
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Dems. Take Over Senate Floor in Push for Gun Control
In breaking news, Democrats have taken control of the Senate floor in a filibuster-style move designed to push the chamber to do something about the nation’s epidemic of gun violence. You can watch the takeover live here. Spearheaded by Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, this…
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WNBA Turns 20 in Milestone for Female Athletes
The WNBA has reached a huge milestone this year as the league prepares to enter its 20th season. For two decades, the WNBA has shown the nation’s young girls that they, too, have the opportunity to show their stuff in paint on some of the…
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Congress Could Have Prevented Orlando Shooting
(The gunman who killed 50 people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando used an AR-15 assault rifle, a military-grade weapon that the NRA wishes to keep legal for everyone to purchase) The public’s response to the tragic Orlando shooting on Sunday has largely been hopeful…
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Orlando Shooting: Help Victims of Anti-LGBTQ Hate
Last night, a lone gunman committed the single largest mass shooting in the history of the United States, targeting the LGBTQ community in Orlando, Florida. At least 50 people were killed and more than 50 hospitalized when a man open fired at Pulse nightclub using…
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