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National Hispanic Scholarship Fund: Open Up Scholarship Monies to DREAM Students
As peoples who take the education of our communities seriously, and who have been past recipients and/or seen the NHSF support many students, we are hereby petitioning you to …
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The Four Catastrophes
The commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington has seen reflections and conversations about the nation's progress toward achieving Dr. Martin Luther King's dream of the …
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Obama’s Failed Hope and Change: “Forget the Politicians. They are Irrelevant”
The American Dream, it seems to me, is not even slightly ill. It's escaped, soared away into the sky like an eagle, so not even a great puffy Bicentennial …
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Cruise Missile Law Enforcement
Obama's actions in regard to Syria reflects the same lawlessness with which he directs his drone program.
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Fresh Hell When Congress Returns
Dave Johnson takes a look at the latest excuses for why Congress remains in a hopeless deadlock.
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Obama’s Political Capital and the Slippery Slope of Syria
“Time and again we have seen domestic agendas succumb to military adventures abroad — both because the military-industrial-congressional complex drains money that might otherwise be used for domestic goals,” …
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CEOs Being Paid for Poor Performance
Over the past two decades, the myth of CEOs earning their runaway pay packages has grown into the ultimate scam.
Hope in a Time of Permanent War
Hope is a subversive, defiant practice that resists ideas that pose a threat to democracy.
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Eight Arguments Against Going to War With Syria
US military action against Syria would be illegal, strategically counterproductive, destructive and deeply unpopular.
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Building the Commons as an Antidote to the Predatory Market Economy
We must mobilize to save the commons and build the foundation for a world in which people work together.