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How One State Protects Taxpayers From Privatization Pitfalls
Arguments for privatization too often hide its true costs.
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Paul Krugman | Alan Greenspan, Doing His Best to Make Things Worse
Paul Krugman: Mr. Greenspan isn't just being a bad economist, he's being a bad person, refusing to accept responsibility for his errors in and out of office. And he's …
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Health Care in the US as Seen From Down Under: “Mens Sana in Insanus Patriae“
Aussies' Medicare treats health care as a human right, offering better outcomes than the United States for much less cost, and insurers even offer plans for pets that many …
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GMOs for Profit: The Missing Context of Industrial Agriculture
GMOs lead to corporate control over the food system.
New Report Details Devastating Impact of Sequester on America’s Most Vulnerable
Even before the Budget Control Act of 2011, thousands of programs that rely on non-defense discretionary (NDD) federal funding, including those that serve victims of domestic violence, had their …
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Stifling Activism, the Bureaucratic Way
I am writing and raging. Raging because I am tired, oh so tired, of my activism being repressed or limited by bureaucratic minutia and ridiculous protocol. I am even …
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Recognizing the Gates…and the Gatekeepers
In his book, The Pig Who Sang to the Moon: The Emotional World of Farm Animals, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson writes: "I was told by some New Zealand sheep farmers …
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Privatize Everything in the Universe?
I wrote this song, “Privatize Everything,” back in 2000. The song was meant as political satire, but unfortunately, many of these lyrics have already become reality in recent years, …
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Five Things Everyone Should Know About Albuquerque’s Proposed Ban on Abortions After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy
On November 19, people in the city of Albuquerque will vote on whether to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The very fact that a fundamental right of …
FDA Food Safety Rule Webpage Repeatedly Crashes in Advance of Important Public Comment Deadline
Family farm and consumer advocates have been working for weeks to ensure meaningful public comment on the FDA's proposed food safety rules. Now the government website that serves as …