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Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder on Knowing Your GMOs: Changing a Label Costs “Essentially Nothing”
Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, discusses the company's campaign for a successful genetically modified food labeling.
TPP Agreement Poses Threat of Internet Censorship
More than 300,000 internet users contributed to our crowdsourced vision for free expression online in the 21st century.
TV Ad Spending Reaches Nearly $14 Million in 2014 State Supreme Court Races
Outcry against efforts to politicize courts.
Voters Across Country Accelerate Unprecedented Momentum to Legalize Marijuana, End Drug War
Oregon and D.C. - and Alaska? - pass marijuana legislation, as California and New Jersey pass groundbreaking criminal justice reforms.
Hedge Fund Seeks Sanctions Against Argentina
Judge gives court-appointed mediator more power to resolve dispute.
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Direct Democracy Brings Economic Justice Wins, but Watch Out for ALEC
Despite widespread, bipartisan public support on issues like the minimum wage and paid sick days, ALEC has conjured up an array of bills to thwart the ability of voters …
Corporate Triumphs, Progressive Victories and the Roadmap for a Democratic Revival
Below the radar of most national media, progressive wages success campaigns on a variety of other issues.
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Slim Fast Billionaire Fattens Wallet of Scandal-Plagued Former Israeli Prime Minister
A private foundation funded by the founder of Slim Fast paid tax deductible dollars to a consulting company owned by Ehud Olmert, an Israeli political figure accused of corruption.
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The Mass Shooting in Mexico
The murder and disappearance of students from Ayotzinapa is raising questions once again about the complicity of law enforcement and public officials in Mexico's drug wars.
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The Military-Industrial Complex Blasts Its Way Into the Civilian Market
Corporate arms peddlers are holding field demonstrations and trade shows for police chiefs and other non-military officials.