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Countries Affected By Ebola Lose $1.4 Billion Annually to Debt, Corruption and Tax Evasion
Outflows dwarf money in health care and prevention budgets.
Predictions Based on the 2015 Federal Budget
The ultimate conclusion we can draw from this “bipartisan” process is that there is no sense of national interest, and damn little sense of community, in the American political …
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Black Student Union: “This Is Our Time to Speak” – Are the Education Reformers Listening?
Seattle Times runs front page profile of Garfield High School Black Student Union's leadership in the Black Lives Matter movement: “We are fighting for our lives.”
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Police Funerals and September 11
How clearly this recalls the tragedy of September 11th 2001, which similarly provided an opportunity for a giant offensive against everyone and anyone opposing the expansion of Pentagon-State Department-One …
Welcome to the 21st Century – Time to “Turn 21”
The truth is very painful, but living in and with the truth is the only way to keep our self-respect.
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After Years Without a Grocery Store, Greensboro Neighbors Are Building One Themselves – and They’ll Own It
Fed up with essentially begging for access to quality food, residents of this predominantly African-American and low-income neighborhood decided to open their own grocery store.
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Reform Health Care to Serve Patients, Not Corporate Medicine
The experiences of other wealthy nations show we can do this by expanding and improving Medicare to everyone.
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We Need Moral Certainty on Torture
We need to reestablish that foundational, incontrovertible moral certainty we once had about torture.
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Berkeley Council Hears Police Abuse Claims, Fails to Act
Berkeley has failed to implement a program to collect data on the race of people stopped by police.
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“Some Sort of Hell”: How One of the Wealthiest Cities in the United States Treats Its Homeless
The city refuses to provide affordable housing, yet won't tolerate people living outdoors.