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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.
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Haitians Worry World Bank-Assisted Mining Law Could Result in “Looting“
Civil society groups are worried that the Haitian president may move to unilaterally put in place a contentious revision to the country's decades-old mining law.
The Chilling First Amendment Implications of Journalist Barrett Brown’s Five-Year Sentence
Barrett Brown's conviction has frightening implications for journalists and researchers of all stripes.
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Supreme Court’s Latest Race Case: Housing Discrimination
Many fear the case could gut the landmark Fair Housing Act.
Trial on Guatemala’s Spanish Embassy Fire Resumes Today: The Rest Is History
The 1980 burning of the Spanish Embassy was a defining moment in the Guatemalan armed conflict.
Seven Reproductive Rights Issues to Watch in 2015
Changes for abortion, contraception and more top the agenda with Republicans in the majority in Congress and many state legislatures.
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Good Money After Bad, Wisconsin GOP Demands More For-Profit Schools
For-profit school lobbyists are some of the biggest spenders in Wisconsin campaigns. According to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, the groups funneled $10 million into state elections between 2003 and …