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In Face of Harsh Austerity, UK’s Hunger Crisis Sparks First Student-Led Food Bank
The number of people relying on emergency food aid at food banks is on the rise in the UK.
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William Rivers Pitt | Know It to the Bone
“I believe what we are missing as a society is a true appreciation of grief.”
Why Today’s GOP Crackup Is the Final Unraveling of Nixon’s “Southern Strategy“
Tea Party rebels are exposing the deep rifts between country-club elites and social-issue hard-liners.
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The Last Gift of Eduardo Galeano: Stories of History for the Sake of the Future
The Uruguayan journalist and historian authored more than 40 books, but his legacy will live on in our cultural imagination.
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Court Appeal Highlights Poland’s Role in CIA Torture Program
A Polish district court has rejected an appeal to investigate alleged abuses against Guantanamo prisoner Mustafa al-Hawsawi.
Inside Corporate America’s Campaign to Ditch Workers’ Compensation
One Texas lawyer is helping companies opt out of workers' compensation and write their own rules. What does it mean for injured workers?
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EPA Draft Plan Would Perpetuate Environmental Racism, Critics Say
“EJ 2020” proposal is heavy on process and light on tangible steps to address discrimination, according to many who submitted public comments.
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Fox News “Terror Expert” Wayne Simmons Arrested for Lying About Career as CIA Officer
Simmons has been arrested after a federal grand jury indicted him on “charges of major fraud against the United States,” among others.
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Abortion Is Still Illegal in the UK, Thanks to This Victorian Law
The 1861 act is an archaic, badly flawed piece of legislation, which is ripe for reform.
How to Be Eternally “Caught Off Guard” in the Greater Middle East
The national security state and the military seem to have created an un-intelligence system.