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We Spend More Than $50 Billion a Year on Pets, but Aid to the Poor Keeps Getting Cut
While discussion of poverty has been lacking since President Reagan railed that the poor were responsible for their own plight, new signs of concern and fresh thinking have emerged, …
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A Quiz on America’s Core Curriculum
How much do you really know about the core curriculum that American students are taught?
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Our Democracy?
Our democracy? Really? Is the U.S. system a democracy, and if so, does it belong to us?
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Shouldn’t Prisoners Be Allowed to Vote?
Voting rights for prisoners and ex-felons is just the logical next step.
Declaring Syria Regime Illegitimate Sends Strong Human Rights Message and Exposes Lenders
Over the last year, a religious antipoverty organization has met with U.S. Treasury and White House officials to encourage them to declare the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad …
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Defining Appropriate Action in Syria
The horrific use of chemical weapons in Syria is a crime against humanity and demands an international response.
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Secret Interrogation Tapes Should Be Public, Attorneys Argue
Today, in a case filed on behalf of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), attorneys argued that video recordings of CCR client Mohammed al Qahtani at Guantanamo Bay should …
The Obama Deception On Syria: Debunking the Lies, Hubris, and Myopia In The March To War
While only 20% of the American people thought the US should take action in Syria when Obama spoke, that number was up from only 9% last week, indicating that …
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India’s Depreciating Currency: Why the Panic?
Paul Krugman: The rupee might be plunging fast, but what is causing panic?
In Effort to End Prison Rape, Questions About a Monitor’s Independence
After more than a decade of national legislative efforts to end prison rape, this month was supposed to produce a significant victory: formal audits of prisons and jails around …