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From the ER to the Courtroom: How Nonprofit Hospitals Are Seizing Patients’ Wages
One Missouri hospital has sued thousands of uninsured patients who couldn't pay for their care.
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Immigration Enforcement: A Tool to Silence Workers?
How employers use immigration laws against workers who speak out on the job is a complex, murky world.
Even With Ban, New York Can’t Escape Effects of Fracking
New York state may have banned fracking, but won't escape its effects.
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Bankers Brought Rating Agencies “to Their Knees” on Tobacco Bonds
Wall Street pressed S&P, Moody's and Fitch to assign more favorable credit ratings to their deals and bragged that the raters complied.
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What Would You Have Eaten for Christmas in Medieval Times?
If you were preparing the festive meal 600 years ago you'd have far more on your plate.
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Merry Iconoclastic Christmas
Jesus was not born today. Constantine told me so. Regardless, Merry Christmas.
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Video Games Gave Cultural Cachet – so Recognize Their Place in Society and History
Games have been part of human civilization for thousands of years.
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Engineering Chestnut Trees? Biotechnology Takes a Walk in the Woods
GMO chestnuts appear to be a “Trojan horse” intended to win over a public averse to GMO trees. They should be resisted.
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How Mindfulness Could Give You the Gift of a Calmer Christmas
A growing body of research shows mindfulness can reduce stress, depression and anxiety.
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Remembering the Greediest Americans This Holiday Season
The absurd results of its surge pricing helped Uber's founder make the list.