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May 9, 2012

Who’s Working to Build a Better Future in Los Angeles? Start Here

by Mónica Novoa, Colorlines, USA - In the past few weeks there has been rich analysis and storytelling around the 20th anniversary of LA’s civil unrest. I talked to leaders at three organizations that have been central to important gains of the past 20 years and to the transformation and fights currently underway.

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Lessons of May 11

by Zubeida Mustafa, Dawn, Pakistan - Election 2013 has proved to be an enigma. We are a people in a hurry and immediately after the...

What Women Want: Merkel Scoring Points With Female Voters

by Christiane Hoffmann, Der Spiegel, Germany - The German left used to have a corner on the market when it came to progressive social issues....

Worrying Signs Afghan Women's Rights Will Slip After U.S. Departure

by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, The Atlantic, USA - In 2009, Afghan President Hamid Karzai used his powers of presidential decree to put a law to...

Standing Up to the ‘Landgrabbing’ Foresters

by Hazel Healy, New Internationalist, UK - Mixed in between the sunflowers, you can see the tips of pine trees, peering over the rim of...

Horrifying new trend: Posting rapes to Facebook

by Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon.com, USA - It’s yet another story of how social media can apparently become a tool for abuse — and evidence...