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Obama to Stop Deporting DREAM-Eligible Youth, Protecting One Million Undocumented Students
President Obama will announce a new immigration policy this morning that will allow some undocumented students to avoid deportation and receive work authorization.
Marijuana Decriminalization Won’t Kill Discrimination
The proposal to decriminalize the public possession of small amounts of marijuana risks ending a number of objections to the NYPD's stop-and-frisk practices, without properly addressing the racist skew …
Veteran Suicides: A Predictable Epidemic?
Last month I was riding BART to SF and read a statistic in TIME: 18 veterans die by suicide every day u2013 thatu2019s one every 80 minutes.
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A Back Door to the Public Option
The fact is, thereu2019s enough the public likes about Obamacare that if the Court strikes down the individual mandate that wonu2019t be the end. It will just be the …
Novelist Uses Fiction to Depict War’s True Aftermath
Kristen Hannah's twentieth book, the novel
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The Great Retirement Squeeze – Pension Cuts Mean Poverty for Future Elders
Only a week after an election signaling a rollback in public-employee retirement benefits, new Federal Reserve data show a sharp decline in family wealth. The effect is especially acute …
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Five Reasons Americans Are Right to Blame Bush for the Economy
Five reasons why George Bush is still clearly to blame for the economic downturn.
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The Prosecution Rests in D17 Occupy Wall Street Case
The third day of the D17 trial concluded on Wednesday, June 13, with the prosecution resting their case and the defense set to present theirs Thursday morning.
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WaPo’s Plug for Health Insurer Misses the Deadly Fine Print
Washington Post article reiterates corporate-healthcare talking points.
New Political Showdown in Egypt as Court Invalidates Parliament
Egyptu2019s Supreme Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that the Islamist-led Parliament must be immediately dissolved, while also blessing the right of Hosni Mubaraku2019s last prime minister to run for …