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Worried About Climate Change? Ban Fracking on Federal Lands
It's up to Congress to protect our national treasures.
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While We March for the Climate, Governments Meet With Polluters
As climate activists converge on New York, world leaders will meet behind closed doors with corporate honchos who bank on fossil fuels.
The Peoples Climate March and International Day of Peace – Making the Connection
Sunday's Peoples Climate March will empower citizens the world over to demonstrate the will of the people and demand action.
My Chipotle
“Borderline sweatshop conditions.” That's how a group of Chipotle Mexican Grill employees, including several managers, described their working conditions.
State and Local Pension Funds Face a Shortfall Equal to 0.3 Percent of GDP
Turning over the pension plan to insurance companies will almost certainly raise the fees collected by the financial industry.
30 Years Adrift on an Ocean of Reforms: Debate Centered on Crisis Rather Than Solutions
The National Commission on Excellence in Education clearly conveyed the ideal of a Learning Society by its
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“Don’t Warehouse Me in a Nursing Home“
By refusing to expand Medicaid, as so many other states across the country have done, Tennessee is being forced to make cuts that are affecting those with illnesses or …
First Fall Semester Debtors’ Assembly at SIUC: A Critique of the Student Debt Regime
Just a few decades ago, accumulating debt in and as a result of attending college was virtually unheard of.
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Latin America at a Climate Crossroads
World leaders gathered at the Climate Change Summit during the United Nations General Assembly September 23 will have a crucial opportunity to mobilize political will and advance solutions to …
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Existential Zombie
The average American cannot begin to imagine what life is like for the average Iraqi. Imagine if instead of three thousand dead, there were several million dead.