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The Fight Against HIV: Will Congress End the Syringe Exchange Funding Ban?
Republicans in Congress have worked to keep federal funds from supporting syringe exchange programs. Now, lawmakers have a chance to change that.
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Auditing the Fed Is a Terrible Idea
The Fed is there to manage money, not to make it. So what exactly would be audited?
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“Men’s Rights” and “Revenge Porn” Sites Seethe With Anger Over Women’s Autonomy
On “men's rights” forums and “revenge porn” sites, groups of men are gathering together to find reinforcement for the plain old abusive belief that women who make their own …
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Majority of Theater-Going Audience, Minority of Playwrights and Directors
Women are under-represented in theater all over the United States - and more under-represented the closer one gets to Broadway.
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What A Christmas Story Can Teach Us About Gun Control
The details of the Colorado shooting are still hazy, but one thing remains clear: we desperately need to have a sensible, real discussion about gun control.
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Budget Deal
It is shocking that Republicans have refused to include an extension of unemployment benefits in today's budget agreement.
A Rapper’s Last Words Before Going to Jail
On December 5th Tunisian rapper Weld El 15 stood trial for performing his song
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Colombia and Uruguay Take the Lead in Drug Policy Paradigm Change
State after state is voting to defy federal marijuana laws, resulting in a chaotic patchwork of legalization schemes that has put the Justice Department in the awkward position of …
Persistently Distinguishing Apples from Apples: Jeremy Hammond and Daniel Ellsberg
How can these opponents distinguish Ellsberg, a hero, from those they seek to vilify for engaging in the same character of activity?
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A Modest Proposal, 2014
We need to swallow this planet and everything in it in order to fulfill our human destiny.