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Election Countdown 2012: Noam Chomsky Speaks On the Impact of the #Occupy Movement and More
In today's Election Countdown Noam Chomsky speaks on the impact of the #Occupy Movement; California park official use disasters to create fake overtime for managers; Paul Ryan admits to …
Raids, Harassment at Occupy Tent Cities Start Broader Conversation About Criminalizing Homelessness
Homelessness was not a large problem after the 1930s, thanks to the New Deal and other housing programs, until several policy changes in the 70s and 80s began to …
The Toxic 100: Top Corporate Air Polluters Identified
The top 100 toxic air polluting corporations based on the chronic human health risk from all of their U.S. polluting facilities.
A Guide to Disaster at Home and Abroad: How Not to Reconstruct Iraq, Afghanistan – or America
One of the last things I saw in Iraq, where I spent a year with the Department of State helping squander some of the $44 billion American taxpayers put …
Seven Reasons Why Romney-Ryan’s Desperate Attempts to Spin Medicare Won’t Work
In May, the Romney team promised a laser-like focus on the economy . But that was then and this is now.
Israel’s Iran War Talk Aims at Deal for Tougher US Policy
New interviews from Israel put more pressure on the US to address Iran's nuclear regime.
Section 8 Waitlists Don’t Have to Be a Mile Long: Federal Housing Policy Should Stop Favoring Wealthier Homeowners
Imagine an overwhelmingly regressive welfare program, taking money from low- and moderate- income individuals and disproportionately benefiting people with incomes over $100,000.
Why and How to End the War on Drugs
With so many problems in the world today u2013 global economic crisis, climate change, a corrupt political system, growing inequality and entrenched injustice u2013 why make ending the War …
Election Countdown 2012: Pennsylvania Commissioner of Fish and Boats is Torn Between the Environment and the Economy, and More
In today's Election Countdown, Los Angeles bans marijuana dispensaries; a nuclear reactor in Conneticut is shut down due to Long Island's warm water; The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat commisioner …
Two Dark Money Groups Outspending All Super PACs Combined
These nonprofits don't have to disclose their donors to the public.