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Most Workers Shut Out of Wage Gains in Past 40 Years
Brian Beutler reports in Talking Points Memo that the liberal Economic Policy Institute is coming out soon with a new edition of their annual report, ‘The State of Working America.” A graph …

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Occupy’s Lockout: Sotheby’s Struggle Enters Tenth Month
Sotheby’s New York auction house made international headlines last week, selling Edvard Much's painting “The Scream” for a record $119.9 million. But few stories mentioned what was happening outside …

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Tucson’s Ousted Mexican-American Studies Director Speaks: The Fight’s Not Over
Sean Arce may not have a job anymore, but he’s still going to defend the program he used to direct. Arce, the former director of Tucson Unified School District’s …

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After Elections, Europe Focuses on Growth
Berlin - In the volatile aftermath of raucous elections, which nearly destroyed the political establishment in Greece and ended 17 years of conservative reign in France, the emphasis across …

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Family Makes Millions Taking in Federal Funds for Failed Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs
This week RH Reality Check has been reporting on the Obama administration’s decision to add Heritage Keepers, an abstinence-only-until-marriage curriculum, to its list of evidence-based programs. As a number of my colleagues …

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Ethnic Minority Youth Lead New Wave of Student Activism
Tuscon - In December 1985, The New York Times reported on what was believed to be the first anti-apartheid conference of U.S. high schools discussing divestment from corporations operating …

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Election Puts French Afghan Force on Notice
Kabul - A spokesman for the French military here said that about a fourth of French troops were on course to leave Afghanistan by the end of this year, …

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North Carolina: Marriage Rights (but Not Equal Rights) on the May 8th Ballot
North Carolina polls are open for early voting in the primary election, and the rights of unmarried couples are being put to a public referendum. I voted against North …

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Japanese-Owned Corporation Donates to Super PAC Active in Indiana’s Senate Race
Today, Indiana voters will go to the polls to decide the political fate of Senator Dick Lugar. The Republican primary, as many observers have noted, has been rocked by …

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Firefox Creators Mozilla Attack Congress; Denounce CISPA
Mozilla's Firefox browser logo. (Image: Mozilla) Silicon Valley’s Mozilla Corporation has tasked themselves with extinguishing a fire, and no, it’s not what you have in mind. Mozilla, the Mountain …