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Red Cross: How We Spent Sandy Money Is a “Trade Secret“
The charity is fighting ProPublica's public records request for information on how it raised and spent money after the superstorm.
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“Trans Health Care Now!” Lawsuit Seeks End to Health Care Discrimination for Transgender New Yorkers
The lawsuit follows a number of recent victories for transgender health care.
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Meet the Groups Fighting Against Limits on Restraining School Kids
Republicans say it is a matter of states' rights.
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Iraq’s Depleted Uranium Threat
The ongoing refusal by the United States to release targeting information continues to hinder the assessment and management of DU in Iraq.
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Will German Workers Declare Independence?
The goal of the union cooperative is 100 percent worker-ownership, with each worker purchasing and owning an equal share.
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Did the US Government Have Any Reason for Killing 4.3 Million Animals in 2013?
Wildlife Services is killing millions of innocent animals as a favor to special interests that also kill innocent animals.
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FreeHer: Formerly Incarcerated Women Demand an End to Mass Incarceration
On June 21, 2014, formerly incarcerated women, family members and advocates gathered in Washington, DC for the FreeHer rally to draw attention to the mass incarceration of women and …
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Water Cut-Off in Detroit Violates Human Rights, Say Activists
A severe water crisis in financially bankrupt Detroit has prompted several NGOs to appeal for UN intervention.
Corporate Political Contributions and Bad Faith, Whatever That Is
In a new paper, law professor Joseph Leahy has outlined a new theory under which shareholders can contest corporate political contributions.
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Repressing World Cup Protests – a Booming Business for Brazil
World Cup and related economic protests occurring across the country are bringing in big profits for Rio-based company Condor Nonlethal Technologies.