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How We Can Save $17 Billion in Public Assistance – Annually
Raising the federal minimum wage to $12 would generate about $17 billion in savings to government assistance programs.
Rehabs’ Failure to Give Lifesaving Naloxone to Vulnerable Clients Is Unacceptable
With naloxone now so readily available, why are so many addiction treatment facilities failing to provide it?
Art Equality: From the WPA to Black Mountain and Basquiat
In the age of Black Lives Matter, history reminds us that liberation and social justice begin with creative expression.
What’s Really at Stake in the Apple Encryption Debate
The government has never been allowed to create a “backdoor” to encrypted devices. Now, it's trying to force Apple to build one.
Clipping the United States’ Hedge Funds
Activists are taking on the billionaire financiers who are driving inequality and corrupting our politics.
Unions and Cooperatives: How Workers Can Survive and Thrive
Unions and worker co-ops are using collective bargaining to build collective ownership, which could radically reshape the economy.
Iran’s Kurdish Leftists Share Experience of Post-Revolution State Repression
Leftist Kurdish groups resisting Iranian state repression following the revolution faced bombings, torture and executions.
Will Guantánamo Ever Close? Fourteen Years After Prison’s Opening, Indefinite Detention Persists
President Obama's plan to close the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, amounts to merely relocating it to US soil.
Democratic Primaries: The Latino Vote
While the Latino vote will not be the sole determinant of the primaries, it could potentially play a big role in the final outcome.
Human Rights Activists Dispute “Success” of “Plan Colombia“
Less public attention has been paid to the more than 6 million Colombian citizens victimized since the program began.