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Reclaim Armistice Day and Honor the Real Heroes
More than a few veterans, Veterans For Peace among them, are troubled by the way Americans observe Veterans Day.
A New Rebellion for Lunch and Recess!
The rally to defend lunch and recess time at the Wednesday Seattle school board meeting was an overwhelming success.
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Discovering Iran
Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich is an independent researcher and writer with a focus on U.S. foreign policy and the role of lobby groups in influencing US foreign policy.
Western States Petroleum Association Spent $4 Million Lobbying This Summer
Besides fighting California's clean air laws, massive oil industry opposition resulted in the defeat of a bill to protect a marine protected area in Southern California from oil drilling.
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North Carolina Tells Charter School Chain It Can’t Keep Administrator Salaries Secret
The schools' management company, which receives millions in public funds each year from the schools, says that the salaries paid to school administrators should be considered a trade secret.
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California Nurses Plan Walkout Over Ebola Protections
About 18,000 California nurses will walk out of the job as a means to pressure Kaiser into providing adequate Ebola training and equipment.
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Valor, Remembrance and Complicity
November 11th in the United States is marked and marred by a holiday that relatively recently had its name changed to “Veterans Day” and its purpose converted and perverted …
The Results Were Skewed Toward Republicans: A Response to Nate Silver
How are pre-election polls so wrong once the election results are in?
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Taibbi: Ex-JPMorgan Lawyer With Smoking Gun on Mortgage Fraud Stymied by Holder Cover-Up
Matt Taibbi has pulled the curtain back on an offensive bit of Obama administration bank cronyism.
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President Obama Tells FCC: Reclassifying the Internet Is “Essential“
The FCC may take action on Net neutrality by the end of the year but unconfirmed reports indicate that a decision will be delayed.