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A Look at the Numbers Behind “Obamacare“
Although Obamacare will have a hefty price tag, most of the burden will be carried by the federal government.
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Death and Number-Crunching in Corporate America
Using a cost-benefit analysis to determine whether to implement safety measures is a common practice in the corporate world.
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Fracking for Foreigners? New Report From Feds Backs More Natural Gas Exports
The US appears to be getting ready to significantly increase exports of natural gas from fracking.
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Supreme Court to Review Gay Marriage Cases
The courtu2019s docket is now crowded with marriage equality cases, with decisions expected by June.
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Government Ethical Standards Are Toothless, Unenforced
The US federal government is awash is ethical mechanisms but its enforcement record is poor - to the detriment of public trust and ultimately, democracy.
First N.J. Medical Marijuana Alternative Treatment Center to Open Today in Montclair, Patients and Advocates Overjoyed to Have Safe and Legal Access to Medical Marijuana
New Jersey's first Alternative Treatment Center is scheduled to open today in Montclair. Greenleaf Compassion Center will see patients by appointment only, beginning at 10:00 a.m. At the moment, …
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Inside the Invisible World of Domestic Work: An Interview With Ai-jen Poo
Ai-jen Poo is a community organizer that has been advocating for domestic workersu2019 rights for over a decade, and in 2010, led the campaign for the nationu2019s first Domestic …
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Obama’s Chance to Change (Political) Climate
In his second term, to continue working to help protect the American people, President Obama must address the perils of climate change.
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Vandana Shiva: Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Forest
“Today, at a time of multiple crises, we need to move away from thinking of nature as dead matter to valuing her biodiversity, clean water, and seeds,” says ecological …
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Unemployment Rate Edges Down to 7.7 Percent as Job Growth Slows
Self-employment jumped by 163,000 in November.