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Hillary Clinton’s Not-So-New, Not-So-Worker-Friendly Economic Plan
Hillary Clinton unveiled her “new” economic plan to much fanfare — but it looks an awful lot like someone else's old program.
As the UN Finally Admits Role in Haiti Cholera Outbreak, Here Is How Victims Must Be Compensated
The UN has finally accepted some responsibility that it played a part in a cholera epidemic that broke out in Haiti in 2010.
Big Pharma Increased Price of Life-Saving EpiPen by Over 450 Percent
Americans are being forced to pay hundreds of dollars for a common life-saving product that has been on the market since 1977.
The TPP and the Dire Threat to Affordable Drug Prices
Drug prices in the US are already approaching a crisis point for many patients unable to afford their prices, often despite being insured.
Fixing Obamacare: The Democrats Have to Talk About It
If people understand what the Affordable Care Act is, they are likely to want to protect it.
Corporate Conquistadors Violate Indigenous Lands and Bodies
Canada's National Inquiry into Murdered and Disappeared Indigenous Women ought to investigate the role of the extractive industry.
Jill Stein Should Be Part of a Four-Way Presidential Debate
Even those who do not back third-party contenders should recognize that open debates are vital for robust democracy.
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Twenty Years Ago Today, Democrats Privatized Welfare; Now We Know Better
Twenty years ago today, President Bill Clinton “ended welfare as we knew it.”
The Shameful Foundation of the Clintons’ Power
The Clinton Foundation gives its founders a humanitarian facade to brag about — while also enabling their steady accumulation of power and money, writes Eric Ruder.
Emerging Feminisms, Ideological Abolition: Divesting Ideas (Not Just Money) From the Prison
In a way, both the university and the prison are sites that cultivate either value or disposability in people.