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What Happens When Opportunities Are Lost
Paul Krugman: “The underlying story of Appalachia is in fact one of declining opportunity.”
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Another Chapter in Coal’s Trail of Pollution
The West Virginia chemical spill underscores why we need to do more to safeguard our water supply.
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Jobs: Boehner-McConnell Hypocrisy Blocks Obama-Conyers Action
The American Jobs Act would net 1.9 million new jobs and slice the unemployment rate by a percentage point.
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The Republican Conspiracy Has Worked
Republicans should be thrilled with President Obama's State of the Union address.
All You Need for a Financial Crisis…
Art Wilmarth thinks it's important to understand exactly what went wrong at what was, relatively recently, Americau2019s largest bank.
New York Senator Chuck Schumer and Texas Governor Rick Perry Support CO and WA Right to Legalize Marijuana
Today, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) expressed his support for allowing states to move forward with taxing and regulating marijuana.
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State of the Union: Obama’s Underwhelming Plan to Tackle Inequality
Are we living in a land of small opportunity?
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The Salinas Project
Every day, Americans eat produce that is handpicked by immigrant farm workers in this area, but few understand the challenges the farm workers and their children face.
SOTU: President’s Base Opposes Fast Track for TPP
Corporate interests that fought the president's re-election are lobbying for him to use the speech to call on Congress to enact Fast Track authority for the TPP.
Pete Seeger Interview: How Can I Keep From Singing?
At the age of 94, Pete Seeger has passed away. Sarah van Gelder interviewed him in 2007 on a life of music and the power of millions of small …