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Debt Strikers Take on the For-Profit College Racket
Student debt strikers with the Debt Collective converged on Washington this week to pressure the Department of Education to grant them relief.
Denied the Right to Unionize, Domestic Workers Find New Ways to Organize
Five years after New York passed the first ever Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights, workers are finding new ways to organize.
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Science Used to Regulate Monsanto’s Roundup Is Outdated, Says New Study
Environmental health scientists call for expanded research and monitoring of world's most widely used herbicide.
Key Evidence Withheld as “Trade Secret” in EU’s Controversial Risk Assessment of Glyphosate
One reason behind this almighty mess is the extreme public sensitivity of the topic.
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US Firm’s Internationally Banned Bombs Are Killing Civilians in Yemen
The use of the bombs violates American export law.
US Airstrikes in Afghanistan Killing Civilians at Greatest Rate for Seven Years
The rate was last at such levels at the height of the Afghan war in 2008.
Federal Contractors With History of OSHA Violations Battle New Safety Rules
The new rules require federal contractors to report their safety record to the government as a condition for receiving contracts.
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William Rivers Pitt | The Speaker for the Dead: Antonin Scalia and the Truth
Justice Scalia, who was Reagan's dying breath, hurt people.
The Federal Reserve Board and the Elections
The public deserves to know how candidates view Fed policy and what they might do to influence it as president.
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US Prisoners Deserve College Educations – and the Right to Vote
We need to not just let our prisoners vote, but encourage them to participate in politics.