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Playing Games With Reproductive Health Coverage
The yearly Hyde Amendment debate exposes legislators who would deny poor women their rights.
Tim DeChristopher | Climate Change Is a Moral Issue
The movements that persevere are those that find a form of hope, even in dark times.
Will Congress Be Duped Again on Offshore Taxes?
While the rest of us pay the sticker price, lawmakers are considering a special deluxe tax rate for giant corporations.
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Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders Back Iran Framework Deal
As it was before, so it is now: the question of whether Congress will blow up diplomacy with Iran.
How Wall Street Used Swaps to Get Rich at the Expense of Cities
A recent report by Saqib Bhatti of the Roosevelt Institute describes a number of financial deals between Wall Street and municipalities as predatory.
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A Freedom Ride for Stephon
It's election day in Chicago, and until it's over political types here are unlikely to write about much of anything else.
Robin Hood Tax Coalition Calls on Congress to Fulfill Dr. King’s Calls for a Beloved Community
With Americans marking the 47th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. just days earlier, a broad coalition of community activists will converge on 25 US …
Stop Wasting California’s Water on Fracking
Can you imagine having only 6% of the water you normally have to last the whole year?
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The Crimes The New York Times Believes Should Go Unpunished
The New York Times recently published an editorial lamenting the “shameful impunity of the Islamic State.”
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Class Bigotry at Washington University in St. Louis: A Resignation
I just sent the following open letter of resignation to Mark S. Wrighton, chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis.