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Gimme Shelter: Government Policies Fail Homeless Mothers and Kids
The plight of disabled adults and hungry kids get short shrift this election year and only one party platform addresses remedies.
Election Countdown 2012: Oakland Police Chief Purposely Filters #OccupyOakland Emails About Police Brutality, and More
This week in the Election Countdown: A small group of veterans and supporters are camped outside of the Department of Veteran Affairs despite heavy increase in harassment; Increased online …
Election 2012: They Will Steal It!
We must fundamentally change how we elect our President and who gets to vote in that election.
Election Countdown 2012: Green Party Candidate Jill Stein Arrested for Bringing Halloween Candy to Protesters, and More
This week in the Election Countdown: Iowa threatens criminal action against international election observers who may violate state laws on election day; Libertarian candidate Barbara Howe of North Carolina says …
Oyster Creek Nuclear Alert: As Floodwaters Fall, More Questions Arise
New Jerseyu2019s Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station remains under an official Alert after flooding from Hurricane Sandy threatened to compromise the reactor's cooling abilities.
The Abortion Rights Looking Glass: Canada Reflects Women First
Across the Northern border Canada is the only country with no criminal laws related to abortion, a right that feminists worked hard for and still work to preserve today.
Snakes and Laddering: The Bear Stearns Debacle
While Eric Schneiderman has accused Bear Stearns of
Fatalities in the GOP War on Regulation
Welcome to a glimpse of Mitt Romney's and the Republican's Party's Holy Grail for economic revival - a free market on steroids, and a war on regulation.
Forget the Election and the Politics: What Will Make FEMA Work for the People?
What would Leo do? Advice on managing the disaster of Sandy from the man who has seen the best and worst of FEMA.
GMOs, Seed Wars and Knowledge Wars
The only way corporations can push GMO seeds on farmers is by destroying alternatives.