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Homeless and Unemployed in America
The tiny house movement sweeping the country might be the solution to some housing and social problems caused by the recession.
“There’s a Muslim in America Named Muhammad Ali”
Documentary film forces viewers to cope with a black man who floated like a butterfly and stung like a bee in a white world.
IMF Annual Meetings Focus on High Debt Burdens and Global Inequality
The annual International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank meetings are focusing on the role of high debt burdens in both global economic recovery and increasing inequality.
Many Faces of War
Iraq has been occupied for over 11 years now. Over two million troops have flown in and out of theater, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and …
Free Speech Or Bribery?
This month the US Supreme took another step toward the destruction of campaign finance reform with a five to four decision known as McCutcheon v. Federal Elections Commission.
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Autumnwood: A Community Living in Toxic Fear and Uncertainty
Autumnwood, a community just outside Los Angeles, is riven by a fear held by many that the land on which the houses were built is contaminated with toxic chemicals.
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Each One of Us Is a Toxic Superfund Site
We are all lab rats in one giant, toxic and deadly experiment.
US Anti-Tank Rockets in Syria: Did Congress Approve?
Tell Congress not to be a ‘potted plant’ and weigh in on the US sending dangerous antitank weapons to Syrian rebels that could easily fall into the hands of …
Monsanto and Big Food Losing the GMO and “Natural” Food Fight
With the passage of the Vermont GMO labeling law, after 20 years of struggle, it's time to celebrate our common victory.
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Piketty in Washington: How to Reverse the Increasing Concentration of Wealth
French Economist Thomas Piketty's book, “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” could very well become one of the most influential books on economics in decades.