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What You Need to Know About the Upcoming Iowa Caucus
Who wins Iowa will have a big effect on who the eventual nominee is - at least, it will if you are a Democrat.
Why the $15 Minimum Wage Is Economically Feasible
If no significant job losses result from minimum wages, then employers find other ways to adjust to their higher labor costs.
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President’s Order on Solitary Confinement Reverberates Beyond Youth Incarceration
Despite their limited effects on juveniles, new federal guidelines on solitary signal broad policy shifts for adult prisoners.
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Iowa Will Be Important
For both Democrats and Republicans, this year's presidential contest is another “Armageddon election.”
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William Rivers Pitt | The Poisoning of Flint Was Not an Accident – It Was a Crime
Two years ago, the people of Flint turned on their spigots and a brown horror came flowing out.
The US Starves Syria
Corporate media is pretending to be concerned about the Syrians of Madaya, caught between a war begun by the US and its allies.
Irrational Arguments About the Coal Industry
In what moral or even economic universe is it obviously wrong to limit emissions of neurotoxins?
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Six National Security Questions the Presidential Candidates Don’t Want to Answer
The presidential race of 2016 is shaping up as the most disheartening in recent memory.
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“Yes We Can” vs. “No We Can’t“
In Bernie Sanders, many Democratic voters see the candidate that Obama pretended to be but never was.
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Saudi Arabia Is Killing Civilians With US Bombs
Saudi Arabia is bombing civilians with US-made bombs, which violates both US and international law.