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Immigrant Women Lead Efforts to Transform Conditions for Domestic Workers in Illinois
Nannies, house cleaners and caregivers in Illinois are calling for legislation that could help improve their work conditions.
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Lobbying Firm Subpoenaed in Expanding Exxon Climate Denial Investigation
DCI Group, a Washington DC public relations and lobbying firm, is the latest group subpoenaed in an expanding investigation.
Drone Whistleblowers Step Out of the Shadows: Collateral Damage Comes Home
“National Bird,” is a haunting new documentary film about the unexpected and largely unrecorded devastation Washington's drone wars.
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What Comes After Capitalism? Upcoming Teach-Ins Can Show a Way Forward
When the next economic crash comes, we can be ready with a clear, workable and compelling vision of how to reorganize society.
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President Obama Can Help Save Saudi Youth Facing Beheading
Saving the lives of these men could show the Saudis that the US will no longer close its eyes to their grotesque human rights record.
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Fear of ISIS Used to Justify Continued Military Intervention in Middle East
Why was the US public willing to tolerate new US war-making in Iraq and Syria in 2014-2015, after having opposed it in 2013?
Harriet Tubman and the Monetization of Black History
It's no surprise that a Black liberator is being depicted on money. US capitalists have long profited from Black history.
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“Writing the Decline: On the Struggle for South Africa’s Democracy” Captures “Resonances of the Times”
Writing the Decline assembles people whose actions held potential for a truer democracy.
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Coexistence: When the Lexicon Perverts the Concept
Take, for instance, agricultural models. What coexistence actually implies here is the subjugation of others to the benefit of one.
Bill Moyers: Campaign Finance Reform — It’s Not Just Liberals Anymore
Republican Richard Painter discusses why conservatives should care about money in politics.