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Chris Hedges | The Saboteurs
Wiebo Ludwig, the first man to wage a significant war against fracking was also a fundamentalist Christian.
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Unlikely Allies: Immigration, LGBT Groups Seek Equality
Earlier this year, 11 community groups in Illinois received word from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) that their funding was in jeopardy.
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Should First Graders Take a Test? Teachers Say No
New York Cityu2019s new teacher evaluation system uses childrenu2019s test scores as part of teachersu2019 u201cratings.u201d Those ratings will be released to parents and used to judge teachersu2019 competency.
First Nation Clan Blocks Path of Northern Pipelines in British Columbia
Their effort highlights Canadau2019s long history of attempts to silence, remove and run roughshod over Indigenous peoples who lived across northern North America for thousands of years before settlers …
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Anti-Bullying as a Civil Right
Even as more Americans accept gay marriage and reject discrimination against people over sexual orientation, bullying remains a serious problem in the nationu2019s schools where teachers do not do …
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Down the Up Escalator
Garson explains the whole securitized, derivatized implosion of the economy in a way thatu2019s easy to follow and puts the blame where it belongs.
Dean Baker | Everyday Low Wages at Walmart: Brought to You by Government Policy
Forced to go on government assistance, Wal-Mart workers are not just pushing for higher wages, but a system that gives them the chance to survive in America.
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Ten Outrages and Crazy Statements by Right-Wingers This Week: Pope Provokes Free-Market Freakout
Before the Thanksgiving floats, there was the usual parade of right-wing nuts this week, many of whom became apoplectic after Pope Francis’ much-publicized Joy of the Gospel document, which …
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The American Way of Manners, Col. Manners Answers Your Questions on the Etiquette of War, Nuclear Threats, and Surveillance
Many publications have advice columnists, but none has our old friend Colonel Manners. His assignment: to answer questions from Americans puzzled by the abstruse intricacies of the American way …