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Mexico’s Morena political party sets course for 2018

December 4, 2015 By Rossana Cambron

Morena concluded its second congress by reaffirming their goal: a peaceful democratic transformation of Mexico and victory in the Presidential and Congressional elections in 2018

Disarmament experts agree: U.S. and Russia must cooperate or face catastrophe

December 4, 2015 By Larry Rubin

The threat of a nuclear disaster has greatly increased since the collapse of the Soviet Union, top Russian and U.S. experts meeting in Washington agreed.

$At Paris Trade Union Forum: A call to ban fracking worldwide$

At Paris Trade Union Forum: A call to ban fracking worldwide

December 4, 2015 By Blake Skylar

Over 40 percent of natural gas comes from shale gas, which is such a driver for climate change because of methane -- 120 times more powerful than carbon.

At #COP21, unions lobby hard for human rights and “just transition”

December 4, 2015 By Teresa Albano

Just transition: discussed, debated and tweeted from Paris by global union, Indigenous, social justice, environmental and women climate activists as well as developing countries.

ISIS uses religion as a front for racketeering

December 3, 2015 By Larry Rubin

When some conflate Islam and ISIS, they help legitimize ISIS' claim to be an Islamic group -- but it's an organized crime organization using religion as a front.