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Everything We Know About What Data Brokers Know About You
The companies that sell information about how much money you make - and whether you're pregnant, divorced, or trying to lose weight - are facing new scrutiny.
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The US Chemical Safety Board’s Turmoil Is Playing With Public Safety
Political infighting at the US Chemical Safety Board, the government agency tasked with investigating chemical accidents to prevent future disasters, has delayed official reports and put public safety at …
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DC Is a Revolving Door of Money, Media, Power and Vanity: A Requiem for Democracy
“THIS TOWN” is a lacerating unmasking of DC in the Swiftian satirical tradition, except it's not just a lampoon; it's the truth.
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Federalize Abortion
The US needs one law on abortion, not 50. Access to abortion should not depend on where a woman happens to live, work or seek health care.
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The Grey Area
What exactly do anti-sex trafficking NGOs do? Do they support the autonomy and agency of former sex workers or seek to place them right back in the oppressive garment …
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Green Groups Endorse Empty EPA Carbon Emissions Regulation
Why did environmentalists not reject the flaccid EPA carbon emissions regulation proposals as too little, too late?
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What’s the Role of Race in the New Economy Movement?
For the movement to succeed, it must be led by the dispossessed - those for whom the mainstream economy has never worked.
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Paul Krugman | Saving the Planet Won’t Kill the Economy
What we actually need is a change in the form of growth - and that's exactly the kind of thing markets are good at, if you get the prices …
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Presbyterian Divestment: Contesting Representations of “the Jewish Community“
While Presbyterians decide whether they will divest from companies involved in the Israeli government's occupation of Palestine, they must remember that many members of the Jewish community support divestment.
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The NRA’s “Look, but Don’t Touch” Approach Is a Real Killer
If you're not old enough to buy a gun, then there's absolutely no reason why guns should be marketed towards you.