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Housing Crisis on the Rez: Why Haul a Run-Down Shack From the Plains to DC?
Tribal leaders trucked the battered old home to Washington to show the nationu2019s leaders what the housing crisis on reservations looks like in person.
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Austerity Is Dead; Stop Pushing It, Drop the Chained CPI and Increase Social Security
The ‘savings’ figures thrown around in Washington are not real ... but the pain these cuts will cause is very, very real.
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Could We Redirect Tax Subsidies to Pay for Free College?
Want a way to pay for free higher education? Take a look at all the tax breaks that ease the burden of student debt.
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Despite Sequester, High-Level Federal Executives Slated to Get Bonuses
The Senior Executive Service received more than $340 million in bonuses from 2008 through 2011.
Arab Spring Not Over Yet in Bahrain
While the world focuses on the fallout from the Arab Spring in major countries like Egypt and Syria, a seething frustration continues to mount among democracy aspirants on the …
From Field to Table: Rights for Workers in the Food Supply Chain
The Food Chain Workers Alliance is pushing for policy changes and educating and activating consumers so that we can all better align our food purchases with our principles.
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Freshman Senator Elizabeth Warren Takes on the Financial Industry
Elizabeth Warren, who ranks 97th out of 100 members, refuses to be just seen and not heard. She is already bashing regulators as well as big-bank executives.
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Drones Over the Homeland: From Border Security to National Security
Public attention and Congressional review, writes Barry, should focus on the increasing militarization of border control, especially in the management of the border drone program.
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Fearlessness Grows From the Grass Roots
A popular resistance is developing throughout the nation; and the more the government fails to listen, the more the media fails to report it, the bigger the explosion of …
Marc Lendler: “Every Idea Is an Incitement…“
While Gitlow v. New York is a staple for anyone studying constitutional law, most people in the US have never heard of it, let alone understand how critical it …