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Saudi’s Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS

Medea Benjamin and Ariel Gold Independent Media Institute
The fact that MBS lifted the driving ban and simultaneously put in prison those who had campaigned and suffered for such reforms makes clear his actual motive: to silence dissent and prevent these women’s voices from being heard.

Myths and Facts About EPA’s Carbon Pollution Standards

Denise Robbins Nation of Change
The Environmental Protection Agency's forthcoming regulations on greenhouse gas emissions will provide legally required protection for the health and welfare of Americans at a cheap cost, while allowing states flexibility -- contrary to media fear mongering about the landmark standards.

Freedom Summer II

Robert Reich Truthdig
Today, as then, a group of Americans is denied the dignity of decent wages and working conditions. Today, just as then, powerful forces are threatening and intimidating vulnerable people for exercising their legal rights. Today, just like fifty years ago, people who have been treated as voiceless and disposable are standing up and demanding change.