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How the GOP and HMOs Undercut Obamacare’s Nonprofit Option, Leaving 500,000 Uninsured
With Obamacare relying on for-profit insurance companies to provide coverage, the market will find a way to squeeze out those who need it most.
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A Tale of Two Retirements
One hundred CEOs have as much in retirement assets as 41 percent of American families.
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After Spending Years in Prison, 2,000 Federal Drug War Prisoners Will Face Deportation
Approximately 2,000 people will find themselves subject to deportation after release from prison.
Can “Democracy Vouchers” Boot Big Money Out of Elections in Seattle?
Seattle will vote on the Honest Elections ballot initiative today.
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Watchdog Accuses Pentagon of Evading Questions on $800 Million Afghanistan Program
The inspector general determined that nearly $43 million had been spent on a natural gas station.
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More Denial, More Problems: UN Predicts Millions of Climate Refugees to Come
In recent news, the UN warns of 50 million climate refugees within a decade and the melting of Greenland is accelerating.
Koch Brothers Hit the Airwaves in Support of Wisconsin Corruption Measures
Republican senators expressed concern at measures to eviscerate limits on money in elections.
Creative Finance Launched Worker-Owned Co-ops in Post-Sandy New York
The Working World lets coops stabilize before repayment of loans begins.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: We Spend 90 Times More on the Military Than on Head Start, and More
The FEC fails to update rules and regulate election spending.
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Fighting to Keep Coal in the Ground, Montana Activists Score a Global Victory Against Climate Change
Ranchers, Indigenous people and others have joined together to resist coal mining and avert catastrophic climate change.