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Here Lies the Tea Party, 2009 – 2013
Tea Party members have marked their own grave with this government shut down, creating historically low ratings for the already floundering GOP.
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BP’s Silent Disaster
The 2010 oil spill has left a legacy of psychological and social problems among residents in the impact zone.
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The Cost of the Tea Party Shutdown Keeps Getting Higher
While the government shutdown has cost the US economy millions already, more will be sacrificed while Tea Party holds the country hostage.
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Fast-Food Giants Make Billions While Their Workers Use Billions in Welfare Benefits
Two new studies profile the worst employers in America.
The Crisis in Egypt Today: An Interview With Mohammad Fadel
An interview with Professor Mohammed Fadel on his recent analysis of the political situation in Egypt.
When the State Pushes Back
Kai Huschke, the NW and Hawaii Organizer for the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, is interviewed on working to pass Community Bills of Rights that elevate local law and …
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US Court: Transcanada’s Keystone XL Profits More Important Than Environment
The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit decided not to grant the Sierra Club and Clean Energy Future Oklahoma a temporary injunction on the construction of the …
In Big Win for Defense Industry, Obama Rolls Back Limits on Arms Exports
New relaxed legislations will increase the flow of American-made military parts to the worldu2019s conflicts and make it harder to enforce arms sanctions as thousands of parts of military …
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Tea Party’s War Memorial Rally Was Another “Let Him Die!” Moment
Why is the tea party rallying over a closed memorial when so many people are suffering, asks Joshua Holland.
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Freeing Marissa Alexander
In 2012, Marissa Alexander was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a gun at the ceiling to prevent her estranged husband from attacking her.