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Chicago Neighborhoods Fight for $1.7 Billion in Unused Cash
Chicago, IL — On Nov. 13, outside of the Chicago City Council chambers, Amisha Patel was busy tying up loose ends. Patel, 38, is the executive director of Grassroots Collaborative, a …
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More UN States Quietly Say No to Drug War
An internal United Nations draft document leaked last weekend has offered outsiders a rare look at longstanding disagreements between member states over the course of UN drug policy.
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In Kabul, Hagel Says Clock is Ticking on US Exit Deal
While downplaying possible tensions, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel made it clear that time is running short for Karzai to sign the bilateral security agreement that many Afghan people …
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Vermont Approves Single-Payer Health Care: “Everybody In, Nobody Out“
Single-payer is inevitable, and the ACA is a giant step in that direction.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Fossil Fuel Industry Is Refusing to Accept Defeat in Colorado Fracking Bans, and More
In today’s On the News segment: The Colorado Oil and Gas Association has filed a lawsuit in two cities claiming that voters violated a state law by banning fracking; workers …
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Congress’ Year-End List of Unfinished Business Likely to Remain Long
Congress' to-do list for the rest of the year has it all: billions of budget dollars.
Forced Guilty Pleas in Drug Cases: Threat of Draconian Sentences Means Few Willing to Risk Trial
Since drug defendants rarely prevail at trial, it is not surprising that 97 percent of them decide to plead guilty.
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California Ships Prisoners Out of State to “Reduce” Its Prison Population
In response to a Supreme Court mandate to reduce its penitentiary population, California is shipping prisoners to private correctional facilities in other states.
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November Job Growth Pushes Unemployment Rate Down to 7.0 Percent
The number of people involuntarily working part-time fell sharply in November.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: US Wildlife Services Is Killing Millions of Animals With No Accountability to the American Public, and More
In today’s On the News segment: US Wildlife Services is killing millions of animals with no accountability to the American public; President Obama explained that the lack of economic mobility …