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Will Boeing Workers Nix Givebacks in Forced Re-Vote?
The vote by this large industrial workforce could be a last stand for private-sector pensions for new hires.
Afghan Street Children Beg for Change
Kabul, Afghanistan is ‘home’ to hundreds of thousands of children who have no home.
Jobless Benefits Cut for 1.3 Million, Despite Highest Long-Term Unemployment Since World War II
Now, just a quarter of unemployed Americans will receive jobless benefits - the smallest proportion in half a century.
Looking Back: A Year of Struggles on Climate, Education and Marriage Equality Inspire Hope for 2014
We look back on some of the many signs of hope that emerged on issues ranging from economic equality to LGBT rights to climate justice.
Crackdown on Brotherhood, Opposition Grows as Egypt Joins Ranks of Most Dangerous for Journalists
Egypt is facing a major escalation of a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood and other critical voices.
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Social Security: The Social Contract’s Comeback Year?
The shifting debate about Social Security is one sign that the balance of power may be shifting.
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Edward Snowden: Person of the Year
Snowden has beaten the Bush-Obama administration at its own game and in so doing has given people another reason to be hopeful. That impact alone makes him the Person …
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Humanity in Flux: Would a Species That Recognizes Its Own Worth Be Actively Destroying Itself?
Undoubtedly, we are sowing the seeds of our own annihilation.
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