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After Nearly A Decade Of Declines, Manufacturing Jobs Begin Rebound
Manufacturing slumped in the first year of the Obama administration as the nation dealt with the effects of the recession, but since then, manufacturing has posted job gains in …
Veterans First … and Their Dogs, Too
Congress and the VA have let politics and red tape interfere with two important veterans assistance programs for jobs and mental health.
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Florida GOP Fired Romney Consultant’s Voter Registration Firm After Fraudulent Forms Reported in Palm Beach
Firm owned by notorious GOP operative Nathan Sproul, accused of destroying Democratic registration forms in years past, hired ‘at request of RNC’, still operating in several key swing states.
Is There Any Such Thing as Progressive US Foreign Policy in the Middle East?
The US progressive movement must reconcile positions on US foreign policy that often support US imperial projects abroad with its push for social justice at home.
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South Korea’s Peace Villagers Can’t Stop the Budding US Defense Project, but They’ve Managed to Slow It Down
The people of Jeju are fighting for their coast, for their heritage and for their island against the formidable force of corporate and government collaboration. The faces of the …
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Putting Names to the 1%
American people, like Ana Casas Wilson, facing foreclosure and homeowners with
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Russia Temporarily Bans Monsanto Corn Linked to Cancer in Rats
The Russian consumer watchdog, known as Rospotrebnadzor, asked scientists to review the French study on the potential health impacts of Monsanto's NK603 corn variety, which is commonly grown in …
In New Court Filing International Rights Groups and Experts Urge Spanish Supreme Court to Reopen Inquiry Into Bush Era Torture
A group of international human rights organizations and experts filed a brief today before the Spanish Supreme Court asking that they resume its inquiry into Bush Era torture.
Texas Tar Sands Tree-Sit Launches to Halt Keystone XL Indefinitely
Two blockaders locked down to construction equipment in Winnsboro, Texas, to defend the nine people now occupying a tree village on Texas landowner David Daniel's property.
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A Crucible of Political Disenchantment: “Dismiss Whatever Insults Your Own Soul”
Phil Rockstroh discusses how our society, detached from itself, is lost in a “Weltschmerz,” meaning a world of pain.