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Air Force Launches Cosmetic Fixes for “Self-Inflicted Rot” in Nuclear Missile Crews
Investigations will not notice that the “rot” in the missile system is the mission itself: the deliberate, self-conscious participation in an ongoing conspiracy to kill millions of people.
Thirty Years Adrift on an Ocean of Reforms: We Set Our Course on Standards and Tests
This nation.s children deserve a better standard of practice than teaching to the test.
Abortion Opponents Take Fight With Planned Parenthood to Ridiculous Extreme in Miss America Battle
New York City's new beauty queen Kira Kazantsev volunteered at Planned Parenthood, and the right wing has labeled her a “baby killer.”
Wisconsin Election Officials and Advocates Scrambling After Voter ID Reinstated
Wisconsin election officials and advocates are being forced to make an “extraordinary effort” to adjust to voter ID restrictions that were just reinstated by a federal appellate court.
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Study: Wealth of California Nonprofits Not Evenly Spread Throughout State
Nonprofit organizations are an economic force in California, but the ones that do work in communities of color and low-income areas have far fewer financial resources than their counterparts …
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A Simpler Solution to Climate Change
Naomi Klein wants everyone to join forces and just pull the plug on oil, gas, and coal.
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Honduran Mothers and Grandmothers Search Far and Wide for Missing Migrants
United by grief and anxiety, the grandmothers, mothers and other relatives of people who disappeared on the migration route to the United States formed a committee in northern Honduras …
The Political Economy of Israeli Apartheid and the Specter of Genocide
Restructuring through capitalist globalization has brought about an important shift in Palestinians' relationship to Israel.
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A New Way Insurers Are Shifting Costs to the Sick
By charging higher prices for generic drugs that treat certain illness, health insurers may be violating the spirit of the Affordable Care Act, which bans discrimination against those with …
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Stanford’s Coal Divestment: Meet Two Students – and One President – Who Made It Happen
The movement to persuade schools to divest from fossil fuels has taken off around the country. Meet a few people who helped make it happen at Stanford.