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Did the US Government Have Any Reason for Killing 4.3 Million Animals in 2013?
Wildlife Services is killing millions of innocent animals as a favor to special interests that also kill innocent animals.
Sen. Sherrod Brown: No Tax Giveaway to Fund Roads, Yes to Treating Workers Right
Giving corporations a repatriation tax holiday on the profits they have parked overseas to avoid US taxes would only encourage corporations to keep sheltering their profits overseas, as well …
Courage: Showing Solidarity With Whistleblowers and Defending Our Right to Know
In this interview, the Courage Foundation's Sarah Harrison talks about the public's right to know, whistleblowers' need for solidarity and dangerous precedents being set to deny public access to …
Hurry Up and Wait: Bashing the VA
Have national misgivings toward post-World War II conflicts become a factor in determining the VA's budget, or is ideology preventing proper funding of the most efficient US health care …
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FreeHer: Formerly Incarcerated Women Demand an End to Mass Incarceration
On June 21, 2014, formerly incarcerated women, family members and advocates gathered in Washington, DC for the FreeHer rally to draw attention to the mass incarceration of women and …
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Water Cut-Off in Detroit Violates Human Rights, Say Activists
A severe water crisis in financially bankrupt Detroit has prompted several NGOs to appeal for UN intervention.
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The Compelling Conclusion About Capitalism That Piketty Resists
The excesses of capitalism are not simply a question of bad management and a political unwillingness to properly regulate it by imposing the right sort of checks and balances, …
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Hate Summer? Just Wait Until Global Warming Really Kicks In
If you think summer is unbearable now, just wait until the end of the century.
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The Dramatic History of American Sex-Ed Films
Although sex-ed films are a major part of our sexual and educational culture, there has been little critical analysis of their content or creation from a pop-culture standpoint.
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Stories Begetting Stories: How Pop Culture Reinforces Abortion Stigma – and Can Help End It
One in three women in the US have an abortion in their lifetimes, while nearly 40 percent of Americans claim they do not know anyone who has had an …