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Is Money in Politics to Blame for Complicated Tax Returns?
With two days left until tax day, most Americans have already spent several hours finalizing their 2014 tax returns.
At the Summit of the Americas, Argentine President Hails Cuba and Venezuela, Calls Notion of Threat to US “Absurd”
In contrast to what occurred at the last Summit of the Americas in 2012, President Cristina Fernu00e1ndez de Kirchner of Argentina and Bolivia's Evo Morales stood her ground.
Maryland Legislature Approves Bill to Restore Voting Rights to 40,000 Citizens
Broad Coalition Calls on Governor Hogan to Sign Legislation
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Eduardo Galeano, a Chronicler of His Time, Has Died
The Uruguayan writer and journalist, author of emblematic books such as Open Veins of Latin America died at 74 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Communities Can Take Back Power in City Planning
Tom Angotti discusses the lack of community power in city planning and zoning processes.
There All Along: “Exceptional” Slowdown of the Gulf Stream From Greenland Melt
Greenland melt has influenced the Gulf Stream for more than a century.
Cash Cops: How Civil Forfeiture Enriched US Law Enforcement
The media has finally begun to talk about the issue, but we still haven't been presented with a full scope of civil forfeiture: what it is and what it …
As Battle for Aden Rages, Yemen Is Set for a Messy and Violent Future
Yemen's humanitarian crisis is by all accounts getting worse by the day, and the city of Aden has become a major flashpoint.
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Dahr Jamail | Report Shows US Invasion, Occupation of Iraq Left 1 Million Dead
The study estimates at least 1.3 million people have died as a result of US policy in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan since 2001.
New Report: Big Banks Require Tellers to Use Predatory Practices
Front-line workers at our nation's big banks are required by their employers to exploit customers.