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Immigration Reform Advocates Turn Up Heat on Congress to Act Before Year’s End
A coalition of advocates for immigration reform are pressuring congressional representatives to pass a reform bill.
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Activists Petition Goodwill to Pay Disabled Workers the Minimum Wage
A petition delivered to Goodwill Industries on Thursday demands the company pay disabled employees the minimum wage or more.
Drone Victims Tell Empty US House Their Story; Is America Listening?
With only five US Representatives in attendance, a Pakistani school teacher and his two children brought tears to the House this week describing the drone attack that killed his …
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With Great Concern: A Plea for Marissa Alexander and All New Afrikan Women
An inmate at California's Pelican Bay State Prison makes an impassioned plea for Marissa Alexendar:
Lawsuit: NSA Can’t Detect Satire
In lawsuit filed against agencies, Public Citizen argues that attempts to stop production of parody merchandise are inconsistent with First Amendment.
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Vast Majority of Voters Fear Campaign Cash Skews Judges’ Decisions
As this poll makes clear, Americans are worried that our fair courts are at risk.
Political Cowardice Is Political Courage
It seems telling that the most vocal people fervently endorsing many elements of the reform agenda have either a political or economic stake in moving those policies forward.
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Remembering Lou Reed
Reedu2019s true legacy is his example for the survivors, those of us who will live through the coming turmoil.
A Nostalgic America, Haunted By Ghosts
The America that believed in technology as a solution to all things has become almost a century later a landscape where ghosts comfortably dwell.
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John Carpenter’s Prophetic Visions of the American Police State
Those seeking a good scare tend to overlook the deeper, overarching themes that speak to the filmmakeru2019s concerns about the unraveling of our society, particularly our government.