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What $100 Million Could Do for Out of Work, Underpaid Teachers
News came out today that President Obama is announcing a new plan to spend $100 million on training 100,000 new teachers over the next decade. Responding to a call …
House Puts Transportation in Partisan Crossfire
The U.S. House transportation bill released last week by Rep. John Mica contained a number of provisions that immediately alarmed transit and smart growth advocates and their Democratic supporters …
The People’s Media: Preventing Corporate Takeover of the Internet
NYTM Stop SOPA Rally, January 18, 2012. (Photo: mobius1ski) AT&T spared no expense in 2011 when it sought government approval of its $39 billion deal to acquire …
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Want an Aisle Seat? Not for $2,000, Ralph Nader Tells American Airlines
Washington - As if bankrupt American Airlines didn't have enough problems, along comes consumer advocate Ralph Nader — who's really steamed that for a flight Saturday to Dallas/Fort Worth …
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Two Security Complex Car Bombings Kill Dozens, Syria Says
Beirut, Lebanon - Powerful car bombs exploded outside two security headquarters in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, killing 28 people by official count and signaling that …
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What the Koch Brothers Say Online, but Won’t Say Under Oath
David Koch. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times) Why will Charles and David Koch produce a video about their position on the Keystone XL oil …
It’s the Sex, Stupid: An Interview With Author Nancy Cohen About How the Sexual Counterrevolution Is Polarizing America
Nancy L. Cohen, author of “Delirium.” Nancy L. Cohen: “Delirium” tells the story of how a small group of religious zealots captured the Republican Party, took control …
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Fifty-State, $25 Billion Mortgage Settlement: Relief for Struggling Homeowners or Bailout for Big Banks?
The U.S. Justice Department has unveiled a record mortgage settlement with the nation’s five largest banks to resolve claims over faulty foreclosures and mortgage practices that have indebted and …
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Successful Defense of Poor, Black Tenant in Landlord’s Shooting Shows Strength of Unlikely Coalitions
(Image: Haymarket Books) “People Wasn't Made to Burn” by journalist Joe Allen reads like a lively, creative work of fiction with its abundance of larger-than-life characters and …
“Good for Wall Street – Bad for Students”: SEIU Hosts Webinar on Predatory, Proprietary Colleges and Universities
(Photo: Will Folsom) A cursory investigation of the for-profit higher education industry reveals striking parallels between the economics of the for-profit colleges and universities and the Wall …