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Dodd-Frank Rule on Risky Bonuses Finally Proposed
Multiple agencies are set to act in concert to force the largest financial institutions to defer executive bonuses for four years.
This Election Is Teaching Our Kids Bad Habits
The gutter-level of this year's campaign rhetoric is dragging all of us down — and that includes US children.
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In California Death Row’s “Adjustment Center,” Condemned Men Wait in Solitary Confinement
Lopez v Brown offers a rare glimpse into the daily lives of the people who live in the Adjustment Center.
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Can Teamsters Save the Right to Retire?
Over 2,000 retirees and Teamsters from 20 states rallied in front of the capitol to stop their pensions from being slashed.
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The Not-So-Independent Women’s Forum Was Born in Defense of Clarence Thomas and the Far Right
“Confirmation” revisits the painful battle over the appointment of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.
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Fight for Justice Inches Forward for Victims of Massacre in Colombia
Colombians say they find hope in their ability to reconstruct their communities' social fabric and develop agricultural land.
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Time to Grow Up Into a Living Earth Economy
Earth is our household and we must learn to live as responsible contributing members.
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If Not Now, When? Young Jews Refuse to Stay Silent on the Occupation This Passover
Young American Jewish activists are calling for an end to American Jewish support for the Israeli occupation.
Celebrating Indigenous Resistance: An Essay for Earth Day
The conservation movement cannot succeed without recognizing and respecting sacred places, traditional ecological knowledge and indigenous rights.
What’s It Like to Be the New Kid and a Refugee?
Small town and suburban public schools become welcome centers as more immigrants are moving outside major metropolitan areas.