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Court’s Decision on Recording Police Erodes First Amendment Rights and Transparency
The right to record police activities is an increasingly vital digital rights issue.
Attempted Coup in Brazil Seeks to Reverse Election Results
Brazil's anti-democratic, corrupt elite is trying to take the country back to its pre-democratic past.
Energy Department Seeks Public Process for Nuclear Waste Storage
Illinois has the most reactors and waste sites of any state, with the decommissioning Zion reactor and six operating plants.
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Immigrant Activists Call for AFL-CIO to Expel Border Patrol Union After Donald Trump Endorsement
“There's no room for hate in the house of labor,” said the Not1More campaign.
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How Private Prison Companies Use Big Tax Breaks and Low Wages to Maximize Profit
The nation's largest private prison firms are still cutting corners despite millions of dollars in federal income tax breaks.
Wall Street Should Pay a Sales Tax, Too
When a high-rolling trader buys millions of dollars' worth of stocks or derivatives, there's no levy at all.
Corporate and Political Corruption: The Lessons Not Learned From the Deepwater Horizon Disaster
Seventy-five percent of BP's court fine is tax deductible, meaning that US taxpayers will foot most of the bill for the largest oil spill in history.
How to Reduce Premature Deaths Linked to Environmental Risks
Relatively simple solutions to reduce deaths from environmental exposures include limiting tobacco and coal use.
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The Gravest Responsibility: Who Will Eventually Have Access to the Nuclear Trigger?
Every American should step into the shoes of our anxious global neighbors before voting their individual cultural and social concerns.
What Should Progressive Education Reform Look Like?
Education policy continues to plod along as usual with the same recirculation and repackaging of reforms.