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The End of Prohibition
As some states fully legalized marijuana, we seem to be approaching the end of another prohibition, one that the country seems to be ready for.
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How the GOP’s War on Voting Backfired
New voter restriction laws passed by Republicans this year aimed at keeping Obama's minority support away from the polls, but only became more of an incentive to vote.
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Making It Count: Next Steps for the Minority Majority
Minorities around the country stood strong in the face of efforts to suppress their votes. Now that the election is over, what will happen to that energy and force?
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Sensata vs. Solyndra
On Election Day, the American people did not just vote for a president, they also voted for more jobs, green jobs, instead of continued outsourcing to China.
Obama Now Gets a Chance to Remake His Cabinet
Now re-elected, Obama must make some changes to his Cabinet, starting with replacing Hilary Clinton as Secretary of State.
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Kansas, Missouri Won’t Set Up Health Insurance Exchanges
States have less than a week to decide whether they will set up insurance exchange markets or whether the government will step in. Kansas, reluctantly, chose federal intervention.
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Millions of Voters Demand Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
Voters from red Montana, to blue Massachusetts and purple Colorado all agreed on one thing: Citizens United must go.
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A Binder Full of 20 Women Senators
The 113th Congress will have 20 female senators, the most ever in US history.
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Sandy Sweeps Away New York City’s Only Day Laborer Center
Since the NYPDu2019s decision to deny entry to the area, workers have been forced to go back to street corners.
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Noam Chomsky: My Visit to Gaza, the World’s Largest Open-Air Prison
From the earliest days of the Zionist colonization it was argued that Arabs have no real reason to be in Palestine: They can be just as happy somewhere else, …