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How Often Do Rape Kits Go Unprocessed?
When the processing of rape kits proves not to be a police priority, is it surprising that victims feel they are somehow not important?
Analysis: Government’s New Doctor Payments Website Worthy of a Recall
Charles Ornstein takes a test drive using the federal government's new website for drug and device payments. He finds it virtually unusable.
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Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.9 Percent in September, as Economy Adds 248,000 Jobs
There has been no acceleration in wage growth even as the unemployment rate has fallen.
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The People’s Climate March Is Over: What Now?
Here are eight reasons to be hopeful for climate action post-New York, and eight ways to stay active in movements for climate justice.
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Public Infrastructure, Private Investment? Whose Hands Are in Whose Pockets?
In reading the US Treasury Department's glowing new report on public-private partnerships, truth must be separeted from fiction.
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We’re All in This Together
Labor organizers are increasingly enlisting consumers in campaigns to improve conditions for low-wage workers.
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An Open Letter to My Democratic Spammer
“Come November, if the Democrats wind up flailing for an explanation as to why they got routed, let me offer a succinct reply: You stand for nothing.”
What’s Driving Hong Kong’s Uprisings?
Hong Kong-based Attorney Robert Lee talks about the economic and political history at the center of ongoing protests.
What’s Behind the Ebola Crises and Are US Americans at Risk?
In an interview with TeleSUR's The Global African, Johns Hopkins Infectious Disease Program co-director Taha E. Taha discusses the roots of the Ebola crisis and what can be done …
Phil Donahue: Whistle-Blowers, Dissenters and Progressives Are the Patriots
Phil Donahue says we are a nation of laws, until we are scared.