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Official Leaks: “These Senior People Do Whatever They Want“
Leaks become far less serious, it seems, when they're pushed by top officials.
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Free the Buses: Riders Say Transit Is a Human Right
The community-driven transit movement is one response to the “affordability gap.”
Pentagon Can’t Account for $1 Billion in Afghanistan Emergency Reconstruction Aid
The amount is 60 percent of all such spending under an emergency program.
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Two Years After Rana Plaza Tragedy, Rights Abuses Still Rampant in Bangladesh’s Garment Sector
Experts say that proper compensation must be paid.
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Florida Policies Needlessly Derail Young Lives, Fill Prison Cells
It's justice by geography.
Walker’s Dark Money Allies Orchestrate Coup of the Courts
Two court cases this week will decide the future of Wisconsin campaign finance law.
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Department of Justice Claims Grossly Disparate Treatment Will “Promote Respect for the Law“
Petraeus is going virtually unpunished.
Your Pregnancy May Subject You to Even More Law Enforcement Violence
For pregnant women, law enforcement violence isn't limited to physical brutality.
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Five Years After the BP Oil Spill, Gulf Coast Residents Say “BP Hasn’t Made Things Right“
Behind the industry public relations spin, many coastal residents have seen their livelihoods destroyed and their health comprised.
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Government Contract Workers Strike for Better Pay
The protest is over low pay by federal contractors.