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An iPad on Every Desk: A Trojan Horse, Teachers Say
Teachers believe that a plan to waste money on ipads for students has an ulterior motive to make classrooms more dependent on standardized testing.
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Too Many Workers Are Being Forced to Choose Between Holidays and Holiday Pay
While Thanksgiving is supposed to be a holiday to be with family, many who work in retail must chose between their jobs and providing food for their families.
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The Resurgence of Authoritarianism in Economically Beleaguered Greece: The Shaping of a Proto-Fascist State
The present Conservative-Socialist coalition Greek government brooks no opposition in its drive to do the bidding of the neoliberal troika that has taken control of the Greek economy.
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On the Front Lines of Hawaii’s GMO War, Part Two
Bill 2491 will take effect in nine months, but the battle over GMO farming and pesticides in Kauai - and the rest of Hawaii - is far from over.
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Heart of Darkness: Criminal Investigation of Wisconsin Recall Money
The post-Citizens United dark money showdown is underway in Wisconsin.
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The Hunger Games Are Real: Teenage Fans Remind the World What Katniss Is Really Fighting For
What if we used fantasy not as an escape from our world, but an invitation to look deeper into it? How teenage fans are fighting injustice - in real …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: BP Tries to Deny Blame for Another Oil Spill in 2010, and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news... You need to know this. On Sunday, major world powers reached an agreement to scale back the Iranian nuclear program. In exchange, …
Spooky Business: US Corporations Enlist Ex-Intelligence Agents to Spy on Nonprofit Groups
A new report details how corporations are increasingly spying on nonprofit groups they regard as potential threats.
Climate Activists: Carbon Trading a “False Solution” Pushed by Bankers and Bureaucrats
One of the core solutions to reducing climate change proposed in the Kyoto Protocol has resurfaced at the latest U.N. climate talks in Warsaw, Poland: the creation of a …
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Historic Deal Curbs Iran’s Nuclear Program While Easing US-Led Devastating Economic Sanctions
Iran and six world powers have clinched a deal to temporarily limit and roll back the Iranian nuclear program in exchange for the easing of international sanctions.