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Dark Money Group Sues IRS Over Targeting, Disclosure
A conservative nonprofit that recently sued the Internal Revenue Service is one of the “dark money” groups pouring anonymous funds into elections since the Citizens United ruling.
This Fifth-Grader Raised $200,000 to Clean Up the Gulf Oil Spill by Selling Watercolors
Young people are at the forefront of environmental and social justice action.
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SCOTUS Hands Down Another Big Defeat for Big Coal
The Supreme Court ruled that the EPA has the authority to regulate emissions from fossil-fuel burning power plants that drift across state lines, to states that may not share …
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Reseachers Blast US Prison Policies
An elite scientific panel noted with alarm that the U.S. penal population of 2.2 million adults is by far the largest in the world.
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Scottish Independence: A (Nu)Clear Win-Win Choice
The proposed independence for Scotland will bring about a win-win situation: a win for Scottish citizens and a win for English citizens, with increases in democratic accountability on either …
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On Fire Inside: A Child of Prison Uncovers Her Life
In her new book, Deborah Jiang-Stein explores racial and family identity, alienation and reconciliation with adopted parents.
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Saint John Paul II? Really?
John Paul II doesn't deserve the rush to canonize him.
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Balancing Trade: Remember The “Buffett Plan“
The enormous trade deficit is doing incredible damage to our economy, and our country's elites used to care about that.
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Bundy’s “Militia” Is Lawlessness of a Different Color
If Bundy and his supporters were black or Latino, they wouldn't be called a “militia.” They would be called a gang of armed “thugs.”
Absurd: Colorado Veterans Suffering From PTSD Denied Legal Marijuana in Colorado
Yesterday, a bill failed to pass the Colorado House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs committee that would have added post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to the list of "debilitating medical …