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Did #DAPL Security Worker Wielding an AR-15 Rifle Try to Infiltrate Native Water Protectors?

On Friday, Amnesty International dispatched human rights observers to North Dakota to monitor the ongoing repression of the thousands of Native Americans resisting the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline. Amnesty’s move came

October 31, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Democrats Sue Trump & GOP Under 1871 KKK Act for Threatening Voters of Color

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The Democratic Party has filed lawsuits in four battleground states—Ohio, Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania—alleging Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican Party are "conspiring to threaten, intimidate, and thereby prevent minority voters in

November 1, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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Professor Carol Anderson on Police Killings, Trump, the Clintons & Her New Book "White Rage"

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Jury selection has begun in two high-profile murder trials of white police officers who killed unarmed black men. In Ohio, former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing shot and killed 43-year-old

November 1, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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Meet Birgitta Jónsdóttir: The Ex-WikiLeaks Volunteer Who Has Helped the Pirate Party Reshape Iceland

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In Iceland, the anarchist Pirate Party made big gains in Sunday’s national elections, raising the prospect it will form a coalition government with other left-wing parties. The Pirates won 10 seats in

November 1, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

Morocco: Massive Protests Against Neoliberalism, Privatization Follow Death of Fish Seller

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In Morocco, thousands of people have been protesting across the country after a fish seller was crushed to death in a garbage truck trying to retrieve fish confiscated by police. Video

November 1, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Activism

TRNN REPLAY: The Real News Town Hall: Should the Community Control the Police? Pt.1

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Baltimore residents, lawyers, police and activists gather to discuss and debate what to do about police brutality in their city.

October 31, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Police State

Fighting Aging’s Diseases: Humanity’s Biggest Investors Unite

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Unity Biotechnology has raised $116 million more to fight diseases that originate from aging. The company plans to modify the human body's cellular senescence — the process by which our cells age — to slow down aging and halt diseases.

October 30, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

This Wind Turbine Can Produce Water Out Of Thin Air

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WaterSeer condenses safe drinking water without power or chemicals.

October 31, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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Renewable Energy

New Flooring Tech Generates Electricity Through Your Footsteps

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Pavegen's new flooring system translates pressure from foot traffic into kinetic energy, which can then be used to power lights and other devices. The tech tracks data for "smart-cities," and points that you earn by walking on the flooring can be donated to a charity or help fund a student's tuition.

October 31, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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A New Framework for Global Agriculture is Afoot

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Sophia Murphy, from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy speaks with Newsclick on how for the past 20 years, the WTO's Agreement on Agriculture has failed to address basic inequities in world

October 30, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

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