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Economic Update: Poverty and the US Economy
This episode provides updates on an Alabama prison strike, and more.
New Rule Means Millions More US Workers Can Qualify for Overtime Pay
After years of resistance from powerful business lobbies, the Department of Labor announced new rules Tuesday.
Occupied Canada: Indigenous and Black Lives Matter Activists Unite to Protest Violence and Neglect
Last month, First Nations people occupied the offices of Canada's Indigenous affairs department.
Will Taxpayers Foot the Cleanup Bill for Bankrupt Coal Companies?
Coal's share of the US energy market is rapidly plunging.
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How the Mainstream Media’s Islamophobia Fuels Endless War
The dominant media tend to paint violent extremism as an inherently Islamic problem only solvable with the use of force.
2001 Authorization of Military Force, Guantánamo Restrictions Survive as House Passes Defense Bill
Attempts to wind down trappings of the Bush-era global war on terror were thwarted Wednesday night.
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Supreme Court’s Non-Ruling Leaves Contraception Access for Religious Nonprofit Employees Uncertain
The Supreme Court decided not to rule on a number of cases concerning the Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate.
Hillary Wants Bill Clinton as Mr. Economic “Fix It“
Those outside the 1% who understand how the Clintons undermined their economic wellbeing have every reason to be leery.
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Behind North Carolina’s War With the Feds
Rena Evans, Aaron Rothemich and Giancarlo M. write on the state's showdown with the federal government.
Fighting for an Alternative to Big Banks
Activists are demanding accessible, affordable financial services through the postal system as part of a broader agenda to rein in Wall Street.