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The Industrial Agricultural System is Limiting Food Access and Driving Climate Change

Kirtana Chandraeskaran of Friends of the Earth International explains why the UN Conference on World Food Security stopped short of recognizing that the industrial food sector is the greatest agricultural contributor to climate

October 25, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

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Breaking Through Power: Wendy Fields on Movement Building

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The Center for Study of Responsive Law held its second four-day conference on securing long-overdue democratic solutions in Washington, D.C. from September 26-28, 2016.

October 25, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Activism

Tom Hayden (1939-2016) on Vietnam War: We Must Challenge the Pentagon on the Battlefield of Memory

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Legendary civil rights and antiwar activist Tom Hayden died Sunday in Santa Monica, California, after a lengthy illness. He was 76 years old. Hayden spent decades shaping movements against war and for

October 25, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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"Just Another Version of You": The Life, Art and Activism of Legendary TV Producer Norman Lear

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Ninety-four-year-old legendary TV producer and longtime political activist Norman Lear has led a remarkable life. He helped revolutionize sitcom television with a string of hit shows including "All in the Family," "Sanford

October 25, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Activism

Going beyond resilience

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“Rice and corn plants as far as the eye can see are flattened. Many houses were destroyed. I saw one school building crushed under a large tree. It was as if our house was being pulled from its foundations.”

October 25, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

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Experts Assert That “Mind-Reading” Computers Are Just a Decade Away

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Frances Van Scoy believes that, once human thought can communicate directly with computers, a new world will open before us. "Ten to 15 years from now, hardware/software systems using those sorts of neuroheadsets could assist me by recognizing the nouns I’ve thought about in the past few minutes."

October 24, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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Technology

New Tech Could Let Devices Function for Years Without a Battery

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Engineers from the University of Cambridge have created an ultra low power transistor that can run for a long time without a power source. This tech could be used in various sensor interfaces and wearable devices, or in more autonomous electronics that can harness energy from their environments.

October 24, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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Technology

Mark Crispin Miller slams “our free press” for that Big Lie about the Kremlin running WikiLeaks

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‘Abject failure of US press’: Media reports on Russian involvement in leaks despite no evidence. Hillary Clinton’s camp has again decided to play the Russian card. But this time it’s

October 23, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Media

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Propaganda & Truth

Standing Rock: Police Arrest 120+ Water Protectors as Dakota Access Speeds Up Pipeline Construction

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We go to North Dakota for an update on the ongoing Standoff at Standing Rock, where thousands of Native Americans representing more than 200 tribes from across the Americas are resisting

October 24, 2016
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Actor Shailene Woodley On Her Arrest, Strip Search and Dakota Access Pipeline Resistance

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At least 27 people, including Hollywood actress Shailene Woodley, were arrested during the Standoff at Standing Rock on October 10, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, while attempting to blockade the Dakota Access pipeline construction

October 24, 2016
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Category: Justice

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