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Agribusiness Subsidy Cuts Could Save Food Stamps in the Farm Bill
Billions of dollars could be saved by cutting subsidies while still protecting vital nutrition programs for the poor, if policymakers are willing to make them.
Wichita Abortion Clinic Continues the Fight for Reproductive Justice
Four years after Dr. George Tiller's death, the newly reopened and renamed South Wind Woman's Center continues the fight for reproductive justice in the conservative state of Kansas.
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This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is Gas Land
The Obama Administration has proposed new regulations for fracking on 756 million acres of public and tribal lands.
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Revealed: Gen. David Petraeus’ Course Syllabus Features “Frackademia” Readings
Students taking Petraeus' course will go above and beyond passive stoic discussion of the burning public policy issues of the day.
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The Crisis of Finance Capitalism and the Exhaustion of Neoliberalism
In the five years since the Global Financial Crisis, no policies have been developed to effectively ensure against another systemic failure of banking and insurance systems.
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50th Anniversary of “The Feminine Mystique”: Friedan’s Rediscovered Writings on Industrial Working Women
One of the most common and enduring criticisms of ‘The Feminine Mystique’ is that Friedan does not say anything about working class women or minorities.
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McDonald’s Accidentally Served Up a Minimum Wage “McManifesto“
Marie Antoinette, meet Ronald McDonald. A lot of people are angry about McDonald’s new financial advice website for employees, an ill-conceived project which drips with “let them eat cake” insouciance. “Every …
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Dick Durbin to Hold Senate Hearings on ALEC, the NRA, and “Stand Your Ground“
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced Friday that he will hold hearings this fall on the role of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and the NRA in spreading "Stand …
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Judge Torn Over Lawsuit in Drone Strike that Killed Americans
(Photo: Debra Sweet / Flickr)Washington, DC — Courts cannot second-guess drone strikes that kill U.S. citizens overseas, an Obama administration lawyer argued Friday. A Republican-appointed judge sounded dubious about …
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Tensions Rise as Walmart Refuses to Pay “Living Wage“
As Walmart threatens to take its revenue out of the District, citizens organize to show politicians they serious about raising the minimum wage.