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Free and Equal UN LGBT Equality Campaign Launches Human Rights Day Video Featuring Macklemore’s “Same Love”
The short infographic video outlines the history of LGBT rights at the UN for human rights day, featuring macklemore & lewis's “same-love”
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How Wall Street Power Brokers Are Designing the Future of Public Education as a Money-Making Machine
Why are Wall Street types investing in local school board elections? Just follow the money.
Congress Blew It – Again: The National Budget Should Reflect National Priorities
American democracy is designed to have representatives in Congress who take seriously their role as stewards of the people's business. A federal budget reflects Americans' priorities for how tax …
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When Outsourcing Public Services to Private Companies Goes Wrong
A Virginia carpooling contract is one example of failures that can arise when cash-strapped governments outsource public services to private companies that put profit before the public interest.
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From Top Cop to the Corporate Boardroom: Ex-Police Chiefs Spin Through Revolving Doors Into the Private Sector
Present and former senior police officials have joined the ranks of those revolving between lucrative corporate jobs and government service.
Walton Family Foundation Dumped $91.4 Million Into Greenwashing in 2012: Walmarting the Rivers and Oceans
The Walton Family Foundation dumped $91.4 milliLess well-known to the public is Walmart's ambitious campaign of corporate greenwashing in recent years.
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Did Pro-Diplomacy Backlash Stop Steny Hoyer From Nixing Obama’s Deal to Prevent War With Iran?
Events strongly suggest Steny Hoyer, Democratic minority whip in the House, was considering signing on to a bill by Republican Eric Cantor that would have undermined a potential diplomatic …
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Preparing a Goldilocks Economy: Getting the Minimum Wage Just Right
Saving the US economy begins with increasing the minimum wage, says economist Jeffrey Sommers.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Regulators Are Expected to Adopt the Volcker Rule, and More
Today, five different regulatory agencies are expected to adopt the Volcker Rule, which would redraw a line between regular banking and Wall Street gambling, and more.