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Vermont Activists Battle Democratic Governor for Single-Payer Health Care
Growing estrangement of labor from Democrats could lead to Shumlin's replacement.
Food Stamps Are Worth Double at These Michigan Farmers Markets – Helping Families and Local Businesses
The USDA is putting $31 million behind a program that helps low-income families take home twice the veggies, and local farmers make twice the money.
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New York Airport Workers Strike, Telling Management “Poverty Wages Don’t Fly“
Meet some of the New York City airport workers, and their union allies, calling for higher wages and union representation.
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Indigenous People Occupy Brazil’s Legislature, Protesting Bill’s Violation of Land Rights
Indigenous people were protesting a proposed constitutional amendment they fear could lead to corporate land grabs.
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The TPP: Toward Absolutist Capitalism
There are many excellent arguments against the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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$1.7 Billion Needed to Improve Ebola-hit Countries’ Health Care, Says Oxfam
Oxfam urges the international community to invest in stronger public services.
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Where’s the Justice for Glenn Ford?
Ford served 30 years on death row in Louisiana's notorious Angola prison.
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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.