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Eco-Investigators Say Fracking Air Pollution Is Poisoning Families in Texas
When residents with health symptoms seemed to be ignored by government regulators, Advocacy group Earthworks made startling discoveries about the effects of fracking on a Texas neighborhood.
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More Student Debt, Less Payback – Especially for Women
As more people go deeper into educational debt the payback is becoming ever more uncertain - especially for women.
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What Happens to the GOP When White Is No Longer the Norm?
The GOP is burdened with a base too steeped in racial denialism and resentment to allow Republicans to reach out to minority voters.
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Dear Landlord: Please Heed These Words That I Speak
Structurally, I'm not sure there's all that much difference between me as a rentier and some billionaire; the incentives tend to be the same, do they not?
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Stand Up to Republican Bullies
Call off your dogs, Attorney General Holder. Don't make Justice Antonin Scalia school you on the First Amendment.
The Federal Reserve, QE and Jobs
A ‘QE for Jobs’ program would also represent the greatest reduction in income inequality overnight in US history.
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House of Labor Needs Repairs, Not Just New Roommates
US unions aren't going to meet the challenges they face by further abandoning the workplace terrain still occupied by their own members or by workers strategic to the future …
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The High Costs of Complexity in Health Care Reform
The ACA does not go nearly far enough in restraining ballooning health care costs or reforming the way we pay those providing health care products and services.
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The Global Crisis of Legitimacy and Liberation of the Empty Self
Half a year into Obama's second term, it has become clear what has been done under his watch. He brought to the world continued and unprosecuted massive banking fraud, …
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Police Can Search Your Phone Without a Warrant
Police officers can't just come into your home and start searching through your belongings without a warrant, but that same protection does not extend to your cellphone, apparently.