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How School of the Americas Watch’s Perseverance Is Paying Off
When the first School of the Americas, or SOA, mass protest was held in 1990, its organizers probably didnu2019t think they would still be at it 23 years later.
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California Ships Prisoners Out of State to “Reduce” Its Prison Population
In response to a Supreme Court mandate to reduce its penitentiary population, California is shipping prisoners to private correctional facilities in other states.
Thinking Beyond Big Marijuana
Marijuana seems set to become the next great American industry in coming decades, but while some want to turn it into a big business, many resist the corporatization of …
The Truth Behind Those Cancelled Insurance Policies
The canceling of insurance policies is capitalism at its finest.
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November Job Growth Pushes Unemployment Rate Down to 7.0 Percent
The number of people involuntarily working part-time fell sharply in November.
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Making Trouble – and Alternatives – in Asia
The Obama administration's B-52 flights over the disputed Senkaku Islands last month highlight the importance of making the Asia-Pacific “pivot” a diplomatic - not military - exercise.
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Raise the Minimum Wage
Eugene Robinson: The president has a long agenda, but addressing the minimum wage is where he should start.
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Petition Works: 37-Year Hispanic Scholarship Fund Dream Policy Overturned
Last month directors of the national Hispanic Scholarship Fund voted to reverse a 37-year-old policy of excluding DREAM students.
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Amazon, Domino’s and Big Brother: Drones Flying the Not-So-Friendly Surveillance Skies
It will not be long before there is a drone suited to every purpose under the sun.
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Nelson Mandela, the Conscience of the World
As the encomiums flood in from around the globe, it is important to remember that Mandela was not always held in such universal esteem.