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Despite Local “No” Votes, Teamsters International Declares UPS Contract Ratified
The largest private sector union contract in the US had been in limbo since last summer, as UPS workers around the country voted down their local supplements. Now the …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Big Oil Is Putting Money Behind the NRA, and More
Big Oil has figured out where the real power is in the Republican Party... and they're putting big money behind the NRA, and more.
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US Nearing Approval of Next Generation of Herbicide-Resistant Crops
The implications of the biotechnology revolution in agriculture go well beyond the United States.
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War on Drugs Targets and Devastates Pregnant Women
Prosecution of pregnant women ignores science, evidence, and health.
Wisconsin Passes Law Requiring Independent Investigations of Police Shootings
The law's passage is thanks to sustained pressure from the families of shooting victims.
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Dark Money Group Sues IRS Over Targeting, Disclosure
A conservative nonprofit that recently sued the Internal Revenue Service is one of the “dark money” groups pouring anonymous funds into elections since the Citizens United ruling.
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SCOTUS Hands Down Another Big Defeat for Big Coal
The Supreme Court ruled that the EPA has the authority to regulate emissions from fossil-fuel burning power plants that drift across state lines, to states that may not share …
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Reseachers Blast US Prison Policies
An elite scientific panel noted with alarm that the U.S. penal population of 2.2 million adults is by far the largest in the world.
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In Colombia, Free Trade Brings More Poverty and More Killings
The free trade agreement between the US and Colombia has produced a significant trade surplus for the US, but a plan to protect Colombians has been totally ignored.
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Five Videos Worth Watching From the Senate Dark Money Hearing
In a recent hearing on dark money, some very smart people shared their thoughts about big money's corrupting influence on our democracy, and what might be done to limit …