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McOutrage: Poverty Wages for Workers, Corporate Jet for Execs
McDonald's has purchased for the use of its executives a Bombardier Challenger 605, a 12-seat plane that goes for between $27 million and $35 million.
Will Domestic Drone Privacy Bills Fall Short Because of ALEC, Defense Industry Influence?
The ACLU and other civil liberties groups say privacy recommendations to help standardize piecemeal legislation aimed at regulating domestic drone technology fall short.
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Enormous, Humongous Trade Deficit Up From Prior Month
The trade deficit figures for August were released this morning by the Census Bureau's Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Thousands Rally to “Take Back Chicago”
At a massive rally to “Take Back Chicago,” thousands of Chicagoans backed an agenda for economic justice — and a challenge to the policies of Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Members …
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For Transgender Patients, a Growing Fight Over Health Coverage
Trans Americans living in the grey area of bureaucracy are unable to get the coverage they need as healthcare coverage shifts across the country.
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Community Development and Community Engagement in Southwest Detroit
While a new line of development projects in Detroit could mean business opportunities for residents, hese opportunities for participation could just as easily evaporate and the subsequent development in …
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Women May Have to Win Back the Right to Vote Less Than 100 Years After Gaining It
A new voter ID law in Texas that declares the only acceptable ID will be a valid photo ID with your legal name on it makes it harder for …
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Growing Clash Between Immigrant Rights Activists and Washington Power Brokers
Community-based immigrant rights organizations outside of Washington, DC, are seeking ways to stop the federal government's huge wave of deportations.
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Corporate Media’s Hidden Wave of Consolidation
A historic wave of corporate media consolidation is changing the landscape of local TV news.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Many States Don’t Require a Background Check to Buy a Gun, and More
In many states around our nation, you don't need a background check to buy a gun, and more.