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Eighty Percent of Bankruptcy Lawyers Report a “Substantial Increase” in Clients Buried by Student Loan Debt
A report released last week by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed that the total balance of student loans in the U.S. has reached $870 billion, while 27 …
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Fukushima One Year On: Many Revelations, Few Surprises
One year on, perhaps the most surprising thing about the Fukushima crisis is that nothing is really that surprising. Almost every problem encountered was at some point foreseen, almost …
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Canadian Government Targeting Opponents of New Oil Sands Pipeline (2)
As U.S. environmental groups renew their battle against the resurrected Keystone XL oil pipeline, their counterparts in Canada are facing a deeper problem—a government campaign to limit their influence …
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Three Ways to Beat Corporate Giants
From insurance companies lording over our health care to global conglomerates taking control of our water, corporate giants wield more and more influence over our lives and our environment. …
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New York’s White Roofs Prove They’re Cool
A satellite photograph of New York City reveals a dark blot fronted to the north, west, and east by a sea of light green forest, and to the south …
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The Precarious Jobs Recovery
February’s 227,000 net new jobs – the third month in a row of job gains well in excess of 200,000 – is good news for President Obama and …
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International Women’s Day: Spotlight on Low Wages, Sexual Harassment
Two events will highlight the concerns of women workers on International Women’s Day: a rally at the Chicago Board of Trade highlighting low wages for women janitors paid …
The Zero Percent Doctrine
President Barack Obama is projected on a screen as he speaks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, on March 4, 2012. …
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Absent Compassionate Release, Austerity Helps Some Terminally Ill Prisoners Obtain Freedom
Entrance to the clinic at the Anna M. Kross Center on Rikers Island in Queens, New York. (Photo: Librado Romero / The New York Times) Patricia Wright …
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GOP Not Listening to Its Own Scientists on Climate Change
A number of prominent U.S. climate scientists who identify themselves as Republican say their attempts in recent years to educate the GOP leadership on the scientific evidence of man-made …