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Newark Students Defy Threats to Protest Attacks on Public Education
On Tuesday, up to 2,000 students from at least a dozen public high schools in Newark, New Jersey, walked out of class to protest years of budget cuts, school …
The Common Denominator in Gun Massacres Is Military-Style Weapons Championed for Profit
Tom Diaz, former House Judiciary Committee specialist on firearms, speaks about his book,
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Why We Tax: A Timely Reminder for Tax Day
We need to remember that progressive taxation was a prime building block for America's middle class golden age.
Guantanamo Hunger Strike Passes 60 Days; Protest Actions to Demand End to Indefinite Detention; Closure of Prison
Across the U.S. on Thursday, street protests will support prisoners detained at the U.S. prison in Guantánamo who are engaged in a large-scale hunger strike, which began in early …
The Growing War on the War on Drugs
The problem of the mass incarceration of America didn't start with a single event and it won't end with one.
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The President’s Budget: A Misguided Mission Statement
Robert Borosage: Neither the country nor his presidency will be well served by Obama's budget for the 2014 fiscal year.
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Labor Report: Four Major TV News Networks Ignore Unions
During the years of 2008, 2009 and 2011, less than 0.3 percent of news stories aired on four major news broadcasting networks involved labor unions or labor issues, according …
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The Real Crime Wave in New York City
Why isn't there a ‘stop-and-frisk’ program to combat the epidemic of wage theft?
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Why the Most Powerful Thing in the World Is a Seed
‘The Seed Underground’ is a love letter to the quiet revolutionaries who are saving our food heritage.
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Monsanto’s Next Target: Democracy
The battle for food sovereignty is a battle we cannot afford to lose.