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IMF Plan Offers $170 Million in Debt Relief for Ebola-Impacted West Africa
IMF debt facility can now aid world's poorest countries during crisis.
New Report: Long-Term Vision on Money in Politics Requires “Political Opportunity” Framework
The report proposes moving beyond the narrow goal of reducing political corruption and instead setting the objective of expanding the opportunity for people to run for office, for citizens …
Bob Marley at Seventy: One Love Now More Than Ever
Bob Marley devoted himself to his cause just as much as King or Mandela; he was just working with different tools, in a different genre, so to speak.
Move Afoot to Overturn Hyde Amendment Restrictions on Abortion
More than 60 groups have joined forces to overturn the Hyde Amendment's restrictions on abortion funding.
ECB to Greece: Drop Dead
The ECB put Greece at risk of an intensification of its ongoing bank run in order to pressure it to agree to a deal with the Troika under an …
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Israeli Consul: Supporters of Netanyahu’s Speech Want to Humiliate President Obama
Representatives are circulating a letter calling for Netanyahu's speech to be postponed.
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Obama Wants to End the Mining Industry’s Free Ride on Public Land
The US Bureau of Land Management has proposed a host of new fees for mining on public land.
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Economy Adds 257,000 Jobs in January
The unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 5.7 percent.
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Chile’s LGBT Movement Wins Historic Victory With Approval of Civil Unions
After four years of intense work by LGBT organizations, a civil union law was passed.
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A History of Killing Black Men and Getting Away With It
If we don't address past as well as recent police shootings, the US is telling black men that their lives don't matter.