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From the “American Dream” to the Nightmare of Deportation
One of the biggest problems faced by the deported migrants is that they have no documents to prove the work experience they gained in the United States.
In Haiti, the State and International Community Continue to Trounce Human Rights
An interview with human rights organizer Jackson Doliscar.
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US Workplaces Are Hostile to Families
Attaining the kind of social and economic stability needed for a child to thrive is increasingly difficult for the working poor.
Black Haitian Lives Matter: Haiti on the Fifth Anniversary of the Earthquake
On the fifth anniversary, Jesse Hagopian describes his experience surviving Haiti's earthquake and urges solidarity between the uprising there and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Dean Baker | Idea for Tackling Inequality Number 27,653: Stop Subsidizing It
Maybe we can get the government to stop subsidizing the high salaries of the people who have pointless conferences on reducing inequality.
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Is This Country “Crazy”? Inquiring Minds Elsewhere Want to Know
“Wherever I travel, the questions follow, suggesting that the US, if not exactly crazy, is decidedly a danger to itself and others.”
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Cast Into the Depths: Perilous Waters for the American Psychological Association
It is time to end the denial by the APA and begin the repair for its collaboration on torture and interrogations.
Do Prisons and Mass Incarceration Keep Us Safe? (Part One)
Eddie Conway interviews Maya Schenwar, author of “Locked Down, Locked Out,” who argues mass incarceration in the US causes more harm than good for prisoners and communities.
Private Intelligence Contractors Need Better Oversight
Private contractors' share of the intelligence budget has reached up to 70 percent.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Rule Change in the House Centers on Failed Policies of Reaganomics, and More
In today's On the News segment: Republicans know that trickle-down economics is no longer an easy sell, so they've wrapped up those bad policies into a new package, and …