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Fifteen Pros and Cons about Government Slowdown
The larger picture of the U.S. government's slowdown (incorrectly labeled “shutdown”) is a struggle over a centralized and incoherent bureaucracy that continues to seize trillions of dollars more than …
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Individualism is for the Rich
Many people in America believe that people's success in life is based on the individual, and that if you do not have any success in life, there is no …
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Veterans Don’t Want to be “Pawns” in Shutdown Fight
As the impact on veterans becomes part of the contentious debate over the government shutdown, the commander of one of the nationu2019s leading veterans organizations said Friday that they …
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Playing Chicken With Food Safety
Protesters speak out against new rules the US Department of Agriculture wants to put into effect u2013 bad rules that would transfer much of the work inspecting pork and …
The White Man’s Last Tantrum?
With the U.S. government shutdown and a threatened credit default, Tea Party Republicans are testing out a new system of national governance in which they get their way u2013 …
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Witnessing the Projects: Audrey Petty’s “High Rise Stories“
In “High Rise Stories,” editor Audrey Petty has put a human face on public housing, offering front-line histories that address the institutional roadblocks and self-sabotage that all too often …
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Anatomy of Banning a Worldview
Tucson schools banned books, shut down the Raza studies department and colluded with Arizona to attempt to ban a purportedly
Hardliners Determined to Undermine ‘Historic’ Prospect of Peace With Iran
While US and Iranian government take steps to resolve issue of sanctions and Iranian nuclear program, Israel remains an obstacle.
Government Shutdown Spares Military but Hurts Children and the Poor
Rania Khalek: Government shutdown means halting social services while maintaining NSA spying, deportations and continuing drone strikes in Afghanistan.
“Dramatic, Painful” Government Shutdown Disproportionately Impacts Working Poor, People of Color
As negotiations remain stalled, Imara Jones of Colorlines.com looks at who is being hardest hit by the shutdown.