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Dispatches From the Culture Wars

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Dance, pendejo; Royals go off program; Teens get political while dodging bullets; 911 is a death sentence; Women turn out for their rights in Spain

“We Are Going to Not Allow Kinder Morgan to Finish This Pipeline”

Andy Rowell Oil Change International
“It’s not just about the spills, it’s not just about the orcas,” said Graham Clumpner one of the paddlers with the Mosquito Fleet: “The bigger issue that we are all facing is climate change,” he said. “We are going to not allow Kinder Morgan to finish this pipeline.”

How to Protect a Renter Nation

Deonna Anderson Yes! Magazine
Laws that help renters are based on the belief that housing is a right for all, not just for those who own homes.

Goodbye Unasur?

Ariela Ruiz Caro Americas Program
South American leaders meeting
During the first years of its existence UNASUR took actions with international repercussions that gave it a political presence, stealing the thunder of the Organization of American States in regional conflict resolution and the Interamerican Development Bank in infrastructure integration.

Black Males and the ‘Punishing Reach of Racism’

Gerald Lenoir Organizing Upgrade
Black men who grew up in wealthy families earn significantly less than white men from similar backgrounds and are more likely to become poor as adults than they are to become wealthy. The study also found that black girls in similar circumstances do not suffer the same fate.