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Meet Three of President Obama’s Newest National Monuments
President Obama said that he planned to use his authority to create more protected lands. He did just that.
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Privatizing Public Housing: The “Genocide of Poor People“
Tenants' groups are raising red flags over feds newest low-income housing plan.
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Sex Workers’ Lawsuit Claims California’s Prostitution Law Is Unconstitutional
Sex workers argue that selling consensual sex harms no one and should be decriminalized.
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Emails Reveal Lobbyist Had Undisclosed Role in Cuomo Financial Crisis Investigation
Howard Glaser previously denied he was involved in the Cuomo's investigations.
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More Than 100 Legal Scholars Warn About TPP Dangers
While TPP is still secret, leaks and precedent indicate that it will contain provisions allowing giant, multinational corporations to bypass our country's legal system.
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Tony Robinson Killing Highlights Wisconsin’s Racial Inequities
After the killing of Tony Robinson, Madison's problems can no longer be ignored.
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Free Speech or Litigation Risk? Kochs Risk Senate Democrats’ Climate Research Funding
The free speech defense offered by the Kochs sidesteps the fact that some government-funded activities are at the heart of the matter.
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Cookie-Cutter ALEC Right-to-Work Bills Pop in Multiple States
The push for ‘Right-to-Work’ laws continues in multiple states.
The “Flood Wall Street 10” Fought the Law and Won
The “Flood Wall Street 10,” were arrested at the end of a momentous weekend for the climate movement.
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Martin Luther King III: Don’t Idolize My Father, Embrace His Ideals of Freedom, Justice and Equality
“We are a better nation than the behavior that we are exhibiting.”