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Detroit Water Shut-Offs Are on Hold, but for How Long?
If Detroit is really interested in regaining financial solvency, they will apply the same tactics to the businesses that are hundreds of thousands behind in their own bills.
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New Hampshire Law Targets Military Recruitment Test in Schools
Under the law, which immediately takes effect, schools that allow the military to proctor the test must notify the military representative, parents, and students that Option 8 has …
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Refugees Living a Nightmare in Northern Pakistan
In the vast refugee camps of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, civilians who fled the Pakistan Army's military offensive against the Taliban in the country's northern Waziristan Agency now …
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Koch Political Universe Vaster Than Previously Known
Newly-obtained documents show that the billionaire Koch brothers' political giving is much more expansive than has previously been known.
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California Voters Afforded Opportunity This November to Weigh-In on “Corporate Personhood“
State legislature, governor add proposition to general election ballot calling for amendment to overturn Citizens United.
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New York State of Fracking
Natural gas drilling and fracking done improperly or recklessly can be a threat to water safety.
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US Accused of Forcing EU to Accept Tar Sands Oil
The trans-national transport of Canadian tar sands oils has become a major political flashpoint here, and remains uncertain.
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Meet the Online Tracking Device That Is Virtually Impossible to Block
A new kind of tracking tool, canvas fingerprinting, is being used to follow visitors to thousands of top websites, from WhiteHouse.gov to YouPorn.
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Backed by Big Telecom, GOP Takes Aim at Net Neutrality and Community Broadband
Why are members of Congress trying to derail popular efforts at the FCC to establish meaningful net neutrality rules? The answer is easy: just follow the money.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Fewer Than 12 Percent of US Workers Belong to Unions, and More
A little more than fifty years ago, over a quarter of workers belonged to some type of union. Today, fewer than 12 percent of all workers belong to a …