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Decoding Obamacare: A Guide to New Health Care Marketplaces Designed to Help 48 Million Uninsured
To help navigate the new system implemented by Obamacare, Democracy Now speaks to Elisabeth Benjamin, Vice President of Health Initiatives of Community Service Society of New York.
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TransCanada Whistleblower Evan Vokes Details Lack of Confidence in Keystone XL
He is primarily concerned about the pipeline itself, so shoddily built that it may well poison aquifers and harm people's health.
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Vietnamese Americans, Exposed to Agent Orange, Suffer in Silence
The 60-year-old has a rare and aggressive form of cancer that he believes resulted from his contact with the defoliant Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.
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California Pension-Cutting Ballot Initiative Revealed
In a move to slash the retirement benefits of public employees in California, a group of mostly conservative policy advocates has been working behind the scenes on a possible …
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Supreme Court to Inspect Neutrality Agreements
If the Supreme Court outlaws neutrality agreements, it will give Hyatt and many other employers a reason to renege on unions' hard-won pacts.
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Justice Department Awards Grants for Police Officers in Schools
The DOJ is handing out $44 million to provide 356 school resource officers to 141 cities and counties around the country to make schools ‘safer.’
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Senators Angle for Monsanto-Friendly FDA Voluntary GMO Labeling “Guidance“
If the FDA finalizes its guidance on voluntary GMO labeling, where does that leave consumers? Right where they are now. In the dark.
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House Stands Firm Against Obamacare, Senate Won’t Budge. Shutdown Looms.
Republicans rallied around a budget plan early Sunday to keep the government open but delay the new health care law for a year.
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One Year After Marikana: No Justice for the Poor in South Africa
The media and government silence surrounding the murders of community activists from Abahlali baseMjondolo suggests that political violence against the independently organized poor has become acceptable to much of …
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“The Other Keystone”: Seattle Gears Up for Direct Action Against Coal Export Plan
A showdown over fossil fuel projects that would exacerbate climate change is brewing in the Emerald City.