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Showdown Over Ebola: Will Quarantines of Health Care Workers Harm the Fight Against Epidemic?
A debate is intensifying in the United States over quarantining health care workers who return from West Africa but do not show signs of Ebola.
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Celebrating Open Carry in St. Louis
In America, there's nothing newsworthy about a crowd of heavily-armed white people marching through the streets of a major city.
Arming the Warrior Cop: From Guns to Drones, Inside the Booming Business of Police Militarization
The Department of Homeland Security provides funding to local police departments to buy equipment from various corporations.
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3,000-Mile March for Climate Action to Arrive in Washington, DC on November 1
When the original thirty-four people started walking from Port of Wilmington, Los Angeles, they had no idea that walking across the country would turn into a life-changing experience.
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Lennon Lacy: A New Generation’s “Strange Fruit”
While local authorities are suggesting suicide, the Black community is calling the Lacy case for what it is: a 2014 lynching.
US Energy Policies Based on Inflated Fracking Predictions: Post Carbon Institute Report
A new report from the Post Carbon Institute exposes highly inflated forecasts and concludes that the amount of oil that can be tapped by hydraulic fracturing cannot be maintained …
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The Missing Women of Afghanistan: After 13 Years of War, the Rule of Men, Not Law
Many women are both fearful and furious that male egos still dominate Afghan “democracy.”
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US Sends Planes Armed With Depleted Uranium to Middle East
The US Air Force says it is not halting its use of Depleted Uranium weapons, has recently sent them to the Middle East, and is prepared to use them.
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The GOP’s Sharp Teeth
All the better to cut you with.
Smoke and Mirrors: Essential Questions About “Prison Reform“
We're hearing that we've entered a new era of “bipartisan prison reform.” But don't celebrate just yet.