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Hotel Industry Spins Wage Hikes as Extreme While CEOs Rake in Millions
The trade association representing this $163 billion industry is a major force fighting behind the scenes to keep workers wages low.
Health Data Breaches Sow Confusion, Frustration
One consumer was the victim of hacking attacks on two different health insurers.
Doing the Unthinkable: Giant Gas Pipeline to Flank a New York Nuclear Power Plant
The Algonquin Pipeline expansion will come so close to the Indian Point nuclear power plant that experts say a rupture could cause a Fukushima-like catastrophe.
Tax (Break) Day
While corporations contribute less to federal revenues, individual Americans are making up the difference.
Tom Hayden: Cuba Has Stood Up to US Hegemony for 55 Years
Activist and author Tom Hayden discusses his new book, “Listen, Yankee! Why Cuba Matters.”
Drug Reform Is About Animal Rights, Too
Police no-knock raids cause casualties, devastate families and often include the slaughter of household pets.
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Four Election Stories That Show the GOP Is Moving Even Further Right
From primaries to party leaders, Tea Partiers are becoming the predominate face of the GOP.
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Physical Murder and Political Asphyxiation: The Story of Danielle Hicks-Best
The abomination lays bare the thin line that many African-American children and families tread “between physical murder and spiritual death.”
A Higher Education Revolution
More robust estate taxes could cover the cost of making public colleges and universities tuition-free.
By the Shores of Kitchi-Gami
The two follow-up volumes to Vidar Sundstu00f8l's Riverton Prize-winning The Land of Dreams have now been released.