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Eric Holder: DoJ Will Challenge Voter Suppression Laws Using “Every Tool” at Its Disposal
The Department of Justice will not remain on the sidelines as the GOP seeks to illegally game the electoral system.
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Winning Our Hearts and Minds? Monsanto and Big Food Pull Out the Big Guns
Monsanto and Big Food are taking the battle for consumers' hearts and minds to the next level.
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Why ALEC Fabricated Public School Failures (and Why We’re Not Surprised)
A new report reveals how ALEC has manipulated public education to create sales opportunities for their membership.
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Myths About Illicit Drugs Perpetuate Destructive Policy
The war on drugs is often more harmful to the users than the illicit substances that they use.
Ken Cook on Improving the Chemical Safety Improvement Act
The Chemical Safety Improvement Act, co-sponsored by Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and David Vitter (R-LA), was introduced earlier this year, shortly before Sen. Lautenberg passed away on June 5, …
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Woman President Shows Malawi the Way
Malawiu2019s President Joyce Banda knows a thing or two about womenu2019s empowerment. After all she is the first female southern African head of state.
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Let Us Now Sing About the Warmed Earth
On July 25 the journal Nature published an article about the Economic time bomb that is slowly being detonated by Arctic warming.
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Fiscal Crises: Coming To A City Near You?
The sad fact of the matter is that Detroit suffers today from international trade and international financial policies of the past two decades that Krugman himself, and indeed many …
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After a Pause, Walmart Strikes Back
In a coordinated purge, Walmart has lashed out against workers who walked out in early June.
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Southern Leaders Opt to Exclude 2.7 Million From Health Care
In the Deep South and Florida, Republican governors and state legislatures have turned down the funding to expand Medicaid coverage.