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Lawmakers Get Graded on Equality Record
How do your representatives stack up when it comes to voting on policy that helps, or hinders, economic equality?
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California Food Fight: Just Say No to GMOs
The consequences of the Prop 37 vote will affect the lifelong health of every person who eats.
Independent Observers: Venezuela’s Election a Model of Democracy
The testimony of outside observers runs counter to media reports that have called the election undemocratic, “free but not fair” and said the vote exposes Chavez's "clown-prince system …
US War Against Afghanistan Just Entered Its Twelfth Year
The Afghan Peace Volunteers, a group of young people from Kabul who espouse nonviolence have recently called upon the whole world to join their campaign for the end to …
Affirmative Action: A Tale of Two Supreme Courts
Brazil is giving meaning to the notion that fighting discrimination is a priority, assuring that education is a universal human right.
President Clinton Comes to Davis
It is a rare opportunity to be able to share a stage with a former President of the United States. Jacqueline Stoddard had that experience, and it changed her …
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Why Chavez Was Re-elected
For most people who have heard or read about Hugo Chu00e1vez in the international media, his reelection on Sunday as president of Venezuela by a convincing margin might be …
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Breaking the Silence: Addressing Rape Culture in America
Cara Hoffman speaks about rape culture in the America and how it is not simply enough to take back the night, but to take down the structures which allow …
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The Liar’s Master Class
Mitt Romney might be the most brazen political liar since James Polk. Polk, who was the 11th U.S. president (1845-1849), lied through his teeth–to Congress, to his cabinet, to …
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43.4 = 30.9?
James Kwak explains how understanding the tax policies of each Presidential candidate is not simple matter of rounding up.