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Dennis Kucinich on the Iraq Crisis and What the US Can Learn from Sweden’s Political Diversity
Dennis Kucinich says the United States needs a an inclusive political process similar to Sweden's.
Agriculture: The Surprising Leading Contributor to Pollution
The modern agricultural system is responsible for putting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than the actual burning of fossil fuels.
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Aggressive Tactic on the Fracking Front
A Pennsylvania gas company offers residents cash to buy protection from any claims of harm.
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Defending Free Tuition in the Big Apple
The Committee to Save Cooper Union is pursuing legal action to defend the school's 150-year tradition of providing free tuition for all.
The US Re-Militarization of Central America and Mexico
In a letter sent to Obama and the region's other presidents last year, over 145 civil society organizations called out US policies that “promote militarization to address organized crime.”
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Finally, Immigrants in New York City Will Have Public Defenders
Last month New York City lawmakers approved $4.9 million to fund a public defender system for poor immigrants.
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Ben Cohen | A Stampede to Amend the Constitution and Get Big Money Out of Politics
The unfettered role of money in politics ensures that officials pass laws that benefit corporate, not public interests.
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William Rivers Pitt | Land of the Free, Unless You’re a Woman
The Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby decision is many things, but mostly it's simple, old-fashioned woman-hating from top to bottom.
Four Good (and Not So Good) Ways to Protest the Hobby Lobby Decision
Since the Hobby Lobby ruling came down, many who oppose the verdict have been searching for ways to express their unhappiness with it.
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July 4th Quiz: Was the Revolution Caused by a Misunderstanding Over a Word?
The US has imperial ambitions, but an independent culture resists our full participation as citizens of a nation and of a world that is integrated economically and environmentally.