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Old, Female and Homeless
The cost of living in most major metropolitan areas is on the rise, while wages are down.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama Administration Considers Next Move on NLRB Appointment
Women are still struggling to find equality in the workplace; a senior Obama administration official tasked with closing the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, has been reassigned from his …

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Jesse Long-Bey Joins the Ancestors
Jesse Long-Bey, activist, teacher and longtime Michigan Citizen editor, passed away last week, leaving behind a powerful legacy.

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Message from Mexico: US Is Polluting Water It May Someday Need to Drink
New efforts in Mexico to draw water from far underground conflicts with US policy that deep water can be purposely polluted.

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Shocking: Reporting Factory Farm Abuses to be Considered “Act of Terrorism” If New Laws Pass
Three states are the latest states to introduce

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Turning Tide? Lawmakers Look to Pentagon for Budget Cuts
With the national deficit looming over the country, Obama might look to make cuts to defense spending to balance the budget.

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What India Taught Me About How to End Hunger
Frances Moore Lappe: There is a solution to hunger and it is democracy, not food.

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What India Taught Me About How to End Hunger
Women's leadership has meant the production of almost 3 million extra meals each year.

Idle No More: From Grassroots to Global Movement
After sparking a massive movement of First Nations people and allies in Canada, Idle No More is building a global movement to challenge a global ecological crisis.

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Secret Censor Revealed at Guantanamo Military Commissions
A red flashing light and white noise filled the viewing gallery Monday, but no one yet can say why.