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Netflix’s Offer of Paid Family Leave Reflects Larger Divide in Tech
A new and improved benefit only applies to salaried employees in its web division.
Parenting on the Brink: Wrestling With Fears Too Big to Name
“Will my children have clean water, a home, a democracy, a playground for their children?”
The Billionaire Hypocrisy of Helping the Poor
It's time to stop the so-called “free trade” debacle and bring our jobs home now!
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Will California Court Let Voters Repudiate US Supreme Court on Citizens United?
It's an unusual case that asks a state judicial branch whether voters have the right to smack the federal judiciary in the face.
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Cops vs. a Culture of Nonviolence
The harder we work on developing nonviolence as a skill set the closer we grow to each other and the healthier our communities become.
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Bernanke: Some Wall Street Executives Should’ve Gone to Jail Over Financial Crisis
Bernanke thinks that in addition to the corporations, individuals should have been held accountable.
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Electoral Revolution in Brazil Aimed at Neutralizing Corporate Influence
From now on, elections in Brazil will be more democratic.
How to Drought-Proof California’s Farms
A handful of ecology minded growers think California could produce plenty of food even with limited amounts of water.
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Pregnant Women’s BPA Chemical Exposure Linked to Low Birth Weights in China
Chinese babies born to mothers with high levels of BPA in their urine were more likely to be born at a low birth weight.
US Military Budget Reaches New Record
President Obama has in fact been responsible for the largest US military budget since the Second World War.