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Reproductive Justice: Coming Out of the Abortion Closet
The Democratic Party stopped patronizing women into feeling like abortion is something they should apologize for.
After 50 Years in Congress, John Conyers’ Ballot Placement at Risk
For the first time Rep. Conyers may not be on the ballot, all due to a technicality.
Moral Robots for the Pentagon? Let’s Work on Pentagon Morality First
While the Navy figures out how to inject human morals into the computers of future fighting robots, it's clear the Department of Defense has major work to do instilling …
What Colombia’s Presidential Election Means for the Peace Process with the FARC
Decades of armed struggle in Colombia may finally be coming to an end
Single Payer Advocates: How Do We Defeat Health Care for Profit?
The US is one of few industrialized countries which doesn't offer universal healthcare to its citizens.
Southwestern Energy Executive Mark Boling Admits Fracking Link to Climate Change
An executive of a major shale gas development company has conceded what scientists have been saying for years: global shale gas development has the potential to wreak serious climate …
Has the United States’ Use of Finance as a Foreign Policy Tool Backfired?
The rapid rise of open corruption and the power of the United States' new oligarchs has laid waste to what little was left of this country's good name.
Sinister Franchise: Exporting the Tea Party to Australia
The new Liberal government in Australia seems determined to turn the country in directions no voters were warned about - those directions coming straight from the Tea Party manifesto.
What Next in the Campaign to Save the Internet?
The next four months are going to determine the future of the Internet. Will it remain free and open with equal access to all?
How the International Monetary Conference Helped Fuel the 1980s Debt Crisis
The 1980 IMC meeting seemed to bear formal fruition when Ronald Reagan assumed the presidency in January of 1981, as his new economic policies won "praise from at least …