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Goucher College Adjuncts Expect Union Victory as Organizing Spreads in Maryland
If Goucher adjuncts win, their victory will be among several won last year by Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 500, which activists say is successfully harnessing …
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Fracking Boom Expands Near Chaco Canyon, Threatens Navajo Ancestral Lands and People
The oil and gas fracking industry is rapidly expanding in northwestern New Mexico.
Solitary Not Yet Over at Rikers, But Advocates Keep Fighting
The Jails Action Coalition is a grassroots group that has been pushing for an end to all forms of solitary confinement.
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Arizona Court Vacates Monica Jones’ Prostitution Conviction
“My conviction being vacated is important, but it is a small win in our larger fight for justice,” said Jones, an activist.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Since Citizens United, Alarming Trends Have Emerged, and More
The Citizens United ruling gave the rich control of our democracy.
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New Front Opens in Cold War of the Koreas: Restaurants
With both Korean governments now pushing their countries' cuisines, it raises questions about who owns the property rights to Korean food.
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With Syriza, the Greek People Can Revive Hope in Europe
For Alexis Tsipras, Syriza's candidate, an absolute majority in Parliament would be an asset in order to impose a renegotiation of the Greek debt.
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Effort to Make the “Right to Vote” a True Constitutional Right
The right to vote is not directly enshrined in the Constitution.
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Eighty People Control Half of the World’s Wealth and All of the Elected Officials
What we have here is not a failure to communicate but a clear and dangerous conflict of interest.
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EPA Sued Over Disclosure Rules for Toxic Pollution From Drilling and Fracking
The EPA has been sued over toxic chemicals released into the air, water and land by the oil and gas industry.