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Unemployment Rate Edges Down to 5.6 Percent, but Wages Stagnate
The unemployment rate edged down to 5.6 percent in December from 5.7 percent in November.
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FCC Chairman Wheeler Moves Toward Strong Net Neutrality Rules
Consumer groups and internet freedom activists have fiercely advocated for Title II reclassification.
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Palestinian Political Prisoner Writes Letter of Solidarity with Black Americans
Palestinians have a long history of standing in solidarity with black Americans and oppressed groups around the world.
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The Republican Strategy to Repeal Dodd-Frank
The strategy here is clear: delay for as long as possible.
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Tilting at Turbines
Market forces are sparking solar and wind energy growth.
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As Obama Hosts Pena Nieto, Explosive Report Ties Mexican Federal Police to Students’ Disappearance
As President Obama hosts Mexican President Enrique Peu00f1a Nieto at the White House today, human rights groups want Obama to press the Mexican government on its failure to investigate …
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Wisconsin GOP Targets Respected Chief Justice for Removal
Representative Dean Knudson (R-Hudson) has decided that the time has finally come to put senior judges out to pasture, saying that he plans to introduce a bill in early …
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Los Angeles Imports Nearly 85 Percent of Its Water – Can It Change That by Gathering Rain?
The Water Replenishment District of Southern California wants to wean itself off imported water altogether by recycling wastewater and collecting storm water.
Dahr Jamail | As Climate Disruption Advances, 26 Percent of Mammals Face Extinction
Climate disruption is progressing rapidly on every front, and even some climate deniers are recognizing the danger.
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Elizabeth Warren: Our Populist Agenda – in Her Own Words
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has become the most visible leader of the growing populist movement.