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Elect the Dream: Strategy for Progressive Political Power
One way to do it is to have more progressive people actually running for state and local offices.
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Mubarak Said to Be in Critical Condition in Egypt Hospital
The confusion over his health injected new volatility into the country's growing political and constitutional crisis.
Election Countdown 2012: Quebec’s Political Parties Are Awash in Kickback Money, and More
Daily countdown to the election, with links that keep you in the know!
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Senators Try to Kill EPA Effort to Reduce Mercury and Toxic Air Pollution
The Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a Republican proposal to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing new rules that would reduce the amount of dangerous …
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Spotlight G-20: Mexico’s Surreal Leadership on Food Security
Whatu2019s surreal is listening to Mexicou2019s Agriculture Minister, Francisco Mayorga, speaking last Wednesday to an international conference on u201cNew Paradigms for Agriculture,u201d describe without a hint of irony or …
The Bishops’ Politics: Why Are Women’s Health and Lives Subject to the Catholic Lobby?
The Catholic Church as represented by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops directly influences American politics.
Why the Senate Won’t Touch Jamie Dimon: How JPMorgan Props Up US Debt
When Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase Bank, appeared before the Senate Banking Committee on June 13, he was wearing cufflinks bearing the presidential seal.
Houla Massacre Carried Out by Free Syrian Army, According to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
A Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung report refutes the official account by the United States and other major powers and presented uncritically by the media. The massacre was attributed to pro-government …
How Can Labor Combat Obama’s Secret “NAFTA of the Pacific”?
Text of the Trans Pacific Partnership proposal that leaked this week, released by the consumer group Public Citizen, indicate the free trade proposal will continue strong rights for …
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Mom-Turned-Activist Launches National Movement to Boycott GMOs
Diana Reeves started a group called GMO Free USA which plans to pressure food manufacturers into revealing which of their products contain GMOs. The ultimate goal is to organize …