Rebecca Burns is an In These Times contributing editor and award-winning investigative reporter. Her work has appeared in Bloomberg, the Chicago Reader, ProPublica, The Intercept, and USA Today. Follow her on Twitter @rejburns.

Food Movement, Meet Labor Movement
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The World Food Prize Gets Occupied
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Iran’s Non-Tahrir Moment
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In Person: Sister Activist
Simone Chapman leads Nuns on the Bus, who lobby for social and economic justice (and plague Paul Ryan).
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Race v. Class
What kind of affirmative action is worth fighting for?
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After Quebec Elections, Red Squares Rise Again
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Housing Activists Take Aim at Fannie and Freddie
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Labor
Charter Schools Stay Open During Strike, But Solidarity Lurks Inside
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Seven Arrested in Launch of Keystone Pipeline Blockade
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Tropical Storm Isaac Deepens Man-Made Housing Disaster in Haiti
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Suicide Is Anything but Painless
Military suicides rise amid limited mental and physical care for soldiers and veterans.
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Time for ‘Radical Environmentalism’
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Beyond Gay Marriage
Is the LGBT movement walking down the aisle to nowhere?
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Eminent Domain Plan Amounts to Another Fake Foreclosure Fix
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Occupy, Internet Freedom Groups Join Protests Against ‘NAFTA of the Pacific’
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Striking Back at Drone Attacks
Why has there been so little organized resistance to drone warfare?
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Anti-Foreclosure Movement Gains Steam With National Day of Action for MN Family
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How Climate Change Got Removed From the Agenda of the Rio+20 Summit
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Dispatch
Are Co-ops the Answer?
Around the world, people are democratizing the workplace.
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Dispatch
After the Killing
The uncertain legacy of Trayvon Martin.
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Veterans Return Medals, Protesters Face Violence During Mass March on NATO Summit
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As the G8 Opens at Camp David, Thousands Rally in Chicago for Tax on Wall Street
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May Day in Chicago: Live Updates
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Movement Building and ‘Summit Hopping’
Organizers debate the potential of mass demonstrations against NATO.
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Dispatch
No Vacancies: Squatters Move In
Growing movements on both sides of the Atlantic try to turn bank-owned houses into homes.
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Evicted from Tents, Occupy Moves Onto Sidewalks and Into Clinics
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Ahead of NATO Summit, Occupy Launches ‘Chicago Spring’
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‘Public Transportation Is a Human Right’: Demonstrators in 18 Cities Occupy Transit
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West Allis, Wisconsin Joins Call for Overturn of Citizens United
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Occupy SF Evicted From Vacant Building, but Members Say Occupations Will Spread
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How Green Is the Green Economy?
Four environmental organizers and researchers examine the 'green jobs' buzz.
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UK Commission on 2011 Riots Points to ‘Poor Parenting,’ Underplays Police Violence
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Dispatch
Mexican American Studies Suspension: A Teachable Moment in Tucson
Some educators and students refuse to accept a new curriculum ban in Arizona.
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Vermont Voters Endorse Challenge to Corporate Personhood
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Senate Defeats Rollback of Reproductive Rights
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WikiLeaks: New Document Release Targets ‘Shadow CIA’ Intel Firm
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Palestinian Detainee Khader Adnan Agrees to End Hunger Strike
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Dispatch
2014 World Cup Match: FIFA-1, Brazil-?
The wealthy international soccer organization forces tax and labor-law exemptions on the next host of the games.
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Fighting for Gender Equality in Iraq
Yanar Mohammed says the U.S. invasion and occupation hurt women's rights.
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Arizona State University Censoring Online Petition Site
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Organic Farmers Challenge Monsanto in Landmark Suit
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G-8/NATO: Ahead of Vote on Controversial Ordinances, Chicago Grants First Permits
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Dispatch
Haitians to U.N.: Please Leave
Amid allegations of serious abuses, a growing number of Haitians want peacekeeping forces out of their country.
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Labor
Car Wash Workers’ L.A. Victory Inspires Chicago Campaign
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The Daily Occupation: Do Demands for Free Speech Advance the Occupy Movement?
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Dispatch
Patents vs. Public Health
India's Supreme Court could determine the fate of the country's generic drug industry—and its sick poor.
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Is the Iraq Occupation Really Drawing to a Close?
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The Daily Occupation: High-Profile Speakers Must Follow Format
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