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NSA and FBI Targeting Muslim American Leaders
This would not be the first time the FBI has targeted groups based on race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion.
Fanny Pack Mixup Unravels Massive Medicare Fraud Scheme
Two secretaries in a doctor's office have pleaded guilty and a pharmacy owner faces charges in a scam that Medicare allowed to thrive for more than two years.
From El Barrio to La Realidad, Women Lead Struggles to Transform the World
Hundreds of members of the Movement for Justice in El Barrio from New York, mostly women of all ages, came together to honor the life and struggle of the …
Fracking Is Causing an Earthquake Boom in Oklahoma
A study published last week in the journal Science adds more detail to the already widely acknowledged finding that fracking leads to earthquakes.
Predatory Capitalism: Old Trends and New Realities
The future of a progressive social order requires a reversal of capitalism's control over states, labor and ideology.
The Limitations and Possibilities of Student-Labor Coalitions
A New York University law school board member, who owns nursing home companies, finds himself under the scrutiny of NYU law students for conditions at those facilities.
Cuban Ex-Guerilla Is Consultant for Venezuelan Economic Reform
Cuban economist and ex-guerilla combatant Orland Borrego, who fought alongside Che Guevara during the Cuban revolution, will be advising Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.
A New Generation of Nuclear Subs
Despite President Obamas words about eliminating nuclear weapons, the US government continues to modernize its nuclear arsenal, including major new investments in a dozen state-of-the-art nuclear-armed submarines,
Dispatches From Freedom Summer: Ghosts of Greenwood
A reporter goes to Mississippi and encounters the echoes of family and the struggle for civil rights.
Monsanto’s Herbicide Linked to Fatal Kidney Disease Epidemic: Could It Topple the Company?
Monsanto's herbicide Roundup has been linked to a mysterious fatal kidney disease epidemic that has appeared in Central America, Sri Lanka and India.