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Fast-Food Strikes in 50 U.S. Cities Seeking $15 Per Hour
Student Voices January 08 2016

Make minimum wage a livable wage
By Lily Warlen Lily was inspired to write this essay after reading PBS NewsHour economics col…
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Daily Video January 05 2016

Armed ranchers occupy Oregon wildlife refuge in protest
Armed protesters took control of a national wildlife refuge in southeastern Oregon on Saturday to voice their opposition to federal land management.
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Daily Video December 29 2015

No charges for police in shooting of 12-year-old Cleveland boy
An Ohio grand jury decided not to indict the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old black boy last year in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Daily Video December 22 2015

How Ralph Nader defined consumer rights
A new museum highlights some of the nation’s most famous lawsuits which scored victories against tobacco and car companies that tried to hide deadly safety defects in their products.
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Post December 18 2015

World News Quiz: What were the highs and lows of 2015?
Were your students paying attention in 2015? Give them this fun, 5-minute quiz to find out!
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Student Voices December 17 2015

Paris Agreement is "first step" in addressing threat of climate change
Before I took a class on human impact on the environment, I would not have considered myself an environmentalist. Sure, our use of the environment was destroying the earth, but we wouldn’t see the consequences anytime soon, at least not here. Right?
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Daily Video December 14 2015

Young Muslims feeling backlash of extremist terror attacks
Many Muslim communities in the United States say they feel unsafe after a recent string of violence directed at them following attacks by Islamic extremists in San Bernardino, California and Paris, France.
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Daily Video December 03 2015

Why does two degrees Celsius matter to climate change?
At the climate talks in Paris this week, world leaders have a very specific goal: how to stop the Earth from warming by two degrees Celsius.
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Daily Video December 01 2015

World leaders meet to address climate change
Talks began in Paris, France this week as leaders from more than 150 countries gathered to discuss how to reduce the effects of climate change.
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Daily Video November 30 2015

Is there a solution to global warming?
The year 2014 ranked as Earth’s hottest in 135 years of record-keeping and 2015 looks even hotter, prompting experts from both scientific and economic backgrounds to search for potential ways to address rising temperatures and ocean levels.
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