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What Teachers Want
It is difficult to generalize about the opinions of any group as large and diverse as public school teachers, of which there are about 3.2 million. But it can’t …
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Nine Swing States, Critical to Presidential Race, Are Mixed Lot
President Barack Obama takes the stage at a campaign rally in Columbus, Ohio, May 5, 2012. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times)Since the housing bubble burst, Nevada …
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Report on College Protest Crackdown Urges Changes for Police
Protesters hold signs during a rally at the University of California, Davis campus in Davis, California, November 21, 2011. (Photo: Annie Tritt / The New York Times) Oakland, California …
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A Poet’s Pain Launches a Peace Movement in Mexico
Javier Sicilia: Can a poet overcome a state of lawlessness and corruption to bring peace to Mexico? (Photo: Mark Karlin)Sicilia, 55, is a poet, a journalist, a novelist, a …
Sex, Drugs and the Rocky Road of HPV Vaccination
As a sexual health researcher, I have followed the saga of HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination since the early 2000s. In the past few weeks, three news stories recently caught …
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9/11 Case Finally Gets Hearing at Guantanamo; Accused Plotters Take Defiant Stand Before Judge
(Photo: Larisa Epatko / Flickr)Guantanamo Bay Navy Base, Cuba - Accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and his alleged co-conspirators put on a defiant show at their war court …
US-Afghan Pact Won’t End War – or Special Operations Forces Night Raids
President Barack Obama walks along the Colonnade of the White House on his way to the Oval Office, May 3, 2012. (Photo: Lawrence Jackson / White House)Washington - The …
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On Education, Santorum Flunks History
By disparaging public education and increased access to college, Rick Santorum is overlooking one of America's greatest historical achievements. Rick Santorum has found a new populist voice in criticizing …
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ALEC’s Top Five Anti-Environment “Model” Laws
The American Legislative Exchange Council, a “stealth business lobbyist” that helps corporations write state and federal legislation supporting their interests, has taken major heat for backing controversial laws. More …
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Anti-Choice Zealots Convene in Fargo, Hoping to Close State’s Only Clinic
On May 1st, a group of about 50 people gathered in Fargo, North Dakota. Their intent? To try and “shut down” the only clinic in the state that provides …