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The New Battleground for Same-Sex Couples Is Equal Rights for Their Kids
In same sex families, children should have rights to legal parentage by both parents.
TPP Is “Worst Trade Agreement” for Medicine Access, Says Doctors Without Borders
The negative impact on public health will be enormous and not limited to the current 12.
On Building Armies (and Watching Them Fail)
Andrew Bacevich traces the sorry history of US nation- and army-building from the battlefields of Vietnam to the festering wars of today.
Fighting Racism From the USDA, Black Farmers Gain Power Through Co-ops
A network of agricultural co-ops led by Black family farmers across the Deep South are fighting racist USDA policies.
No, the Kochs’ Political Spending Is Not “Reported“
Charles Koch misled CBS when he suggested that the Kochs' political spending is publicly disclosed.
The Democratic Debate: A Brief Field Guide
Will a policy discussion break out in the Democratic presidential debate tonight?
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Public Services Under Attack Through TTIP and CETA
EU trade deals with Canada and the US could endanger citizens' rights to basic services.
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Worker Safety Before Profits
This case is being called the largest settlement in California criminal prosecution history for felony workplace safety violations.
On Police and Stolen Native Lives: A Lakota Mother Speaks
Lynn Eagle Feather, the mother of Paul Castaway, an Indigenous man who was killed by Denver police, speaks about her son's case.
In the Land of My Ancestors: Native Woman Stands Her Ground in Ohlone Territory
As a Costanoan Ohlone, Ann Marie Sayers is a rare example of a Native woman who continues to live in her ancestral land.