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Nonprofit Groups Shield Millions in Political Gifts From Big Business
Two years after the Supreme Courtu2019s Citizens United decision opened the door for corporate spending on elections, relatively little money has flowed from company treasuries into u201csuper PACs,u201d which …
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Climate Scientists Lament a Nation Stuck on the Wrong Debate
While the national climate debate is fixed on whether Earth is warming, climate scientists are focused on understanding how bad it will be.
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Is Union Busting to Blame for Power Outages in DC?
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1900 members claim the failure to restore power outages is due to chronic understaffing and Pepcou2019s shift from hiring union utility workers …
Libyans Vote in First Election in More Than 40 Years
Libyans voted on Saturday in their first election in more than 40 years, in some places braving sporadic gunfire and threats of violence in their determination to conceive a …
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Major Church’s Near Move to Divest Signals Beginning of the End for Status Quo in Israel
The vote in the 1.9 million member Presbyterian church didn't pass, but it shows that middle America is increasingly against the occupation.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Current Heat Wave Could Lead to a Food Crisis, and More
In today's On the News segment: The global warming heat wave that's been scorching the nation could lead to a food crisis; at least fifteen Republican governors have promised …
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Five Ways Republicans Have Sabotaged Job Growth
Republican intransigence on economic policy has been a key contributor to the sluggish recovery.
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Poor Land in Jail as Companies Add Huge Fees for Probation
Most of those fees are for felonies and do not involve private probation companies, which have so far been limited to chasing those guilty of misdemeanors.
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Citizens Oppose Berkeley Police Plans for Armored Vehicle
The police departments for Berkeley, Albany, and the University of California system have partnered together to buy an armored personnel carrier (APC).
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“No Child” Law Whittled Down by White House
In just five months, the Obama administration has freed schools in more than half the nation from central provisions of the No Child Left Behind education law, raising the …