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Climate Change Report Sets the Table for New Emissions Rules
Climate change is real and is impacting every corner of the nation right now, says a report released yesterday by the Obama administration.
Fix Schools First, Say Charter Teachers
Charter school teachers in Philadelphia are speaking out against their employer taking over another school while ignoring teachers at existing schools.
Public Outcry on Net Neutrality Rules Puts Pressure on FCC
Commissioners on an FCC panel which could determine the future of the Internet are feeling the heat this week as protest intensifies against a new set of Open Internet …
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William Rivers Pitt | Mother’s Day at the End of the World
"I stand with Sonja Woods, and with every mother who has felt the suffering of a child who has been shot. There are many more to come, because we …
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Unions Need to Build Power
In this excerpt from the new afterword to “Raising Expectations (And Raising Hell),” Jane McAlevey argues that unions have to start focusing on the inequality of power.
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Devaluing Work and Workers
While the rich are getting richer, the rest of us are falling further behind.
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Supreme Court: Helping Biggest Donors, But What About Voters?
SCOTUS has made clear that it will judge attempts to restrict monetary “participation” in elections very strictly. Restrictions on voting have been judged far more leniently.
Could a US-Japan “Green Alliance” Transform the Climate-Energy Equation?
During President Obama's recent trip to Japan, there was no emphasis on US-Japan military cooperation on climate change.
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The Nuclear Zero Lawsuits: Taking Nuclear Weapons to Court
Nuclear weapons remain the most urgent threat confronting humanity. So long as they exist, there is the very real chance they will be used by accident, miscalculation or design.
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It’s Time to Take Back the Organic Community
Citizens and farmers created organics as an alternative to industrial-scale agriculture and food production.