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The Poor Suffer From Hunger – Not the Munchies
Drug-testing for food stamps wastes taxpayer money and stigmatizes economic hardship.
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Want to See How Governments Are Making Real Progress? Look to the Cities Tackling Our Biggest Problems
New energy is transforming our cities into hotbeds of democracy and progressive innovation.
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Building a Racially Just Society: Psychological Insights
Michael Brown's tragic death is a salient reminder that the United States is still far from being a racially just and equitable society.
The History of a Dangerous Idea: Mark Blyth Talks Austerity, Greece and the Global Economic Crisis
Economist and author Mark Blyth traces historical origins of austerity as an economic idea and the catastrophe of attempts to enforce it.
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A Textbook Example of a Employer’s Campaign to Destroy a Union
A recent NLRB decision shows how a sophisticated antiunion campaign is run.
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Dahr Jamail | Rasmea Odeh: Victim of Institutional Oppression, From Israel to the US
The conviction of leading Palestinian activist Rasmea Odeh could set a troublesome precedent if evidence from a foreign military court stands in a US court.
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The Moral Trauma of “21st Century Warriors“
US drone operators suffer post-traumatic stress disorder to significant degrees as a result of their physical immunity from physical danger.
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AP Reports That 99.8 Percent of Social Security Disability Payments Were Proper
The news service devoted a major article to reporting that $2 billion in benefit payments over the last seven years appear to have been given to people who did …
Congressman Calls on President Obama to Pardon CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou
While whistleblowers risk Espionage Act charges by telling the public about government misconduct, high-level government officials regularly leak classified information favorable to the government without consequences.
First Yemeni Detainee Released From Gitmo in Years
Of the 143 men who remain at Guantanamo, 84 are from Yemen. Of those, 54 Yemenis are currently approved for transfer.