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US Must Choke Off Predatory Payday Loans and Create Low-Cost “Public Option” Banking
New rules for predatory payday lenders would prevent many abuses and give consumers a way out of lenders' debt trap.
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Adjunct Professors and Workers’ Rights
One group involved in the workers' rights movement that has received far too little attention is adjunct college professors.
FDA Examines Whether MRI Drugs Accumulate in Brain Tissue
The agency says doctors should consider limiting MRIs to reduce exposure from certain image-enhancing drugs.
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Defending Backpage, Sex Workers Say Removing Online Ads Does Them More Harm
One woman's story reveals why recent crackdowns on websites like Backpage, where sex workers post ads, do more harm than good.
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Grocery Chain A&P’s Financial Meltdown Could Leave Thousands of Union Workers Jobless
Plans to dismember the A&P supermarket chain were revealed.
How UK Anti-Terror Guidance Could Violate Children’s Human Rights
There are enormous dangers in the way child protection legislation intersects with Channel.
Ex-IAEA Official Uses Misleading Claims to Attack Iran Deal
Foes of the US-Iran nuclear deal are leaning heavily on the opinions of a deeply compromised “expert.”
Academic Workers’ Union Calls on AFL-CIO to Terminate Police Union’s Membership
A University of California union is arguing that police unions are antithetical to its mission.
Clean Water Is Another Victim of Syria’s War
About half a million Aleppo residents are at their wits' end trying to collect adequate water for families' daily needs.
Blood, Manipulation and Lies: Press Freedom in Mexico
More than 80 journalists have been killed in Mexico in the past decade and 17 more have disappeared.