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Billionaire Intrigue, Political Deception and the Fight for the Soul of the Chicago Public Schools
Now that Chicagoans are gaining awareness about the wolves in sheep clothing in our midst and how Initiatives funded by the 1 percent are vying for our hearts …
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Climate Scientists Lament a Nation Stuck on the Wrong Debate
While the national climate debate is fixed on whether Earth is warming, climate scientists are focused on understanding how bad it will be.
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Is Union Busting to Blame for Power Outages in DC?
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1900 members claim the failure to restore power outages is due to chronic understaffing and Pepcou2019s shift from hiring union utility workers …
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The Money Manager
You can conduct byzantine transactions through opaque investment accounts and private corporations in offshore tax havens such as Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. Or you can credibly run for …
Burying the Story Along with the Body: Anthony Shadid and The New York Times
The night before he left on his fatal trip into Syria, Anthony Shadid told his wife:
Obesity in Asia: American Fast Food is Fare for the Rich
Each time I visit my homeland, Vietnam, I find that many of my relatives have gotten wealthier and progressively fatter, especially their overly pampered children.
Libyans Vote in First Election in More Than 40 Years
Libyans voted on Saturday in their first election in more than 40 years, in some places braving sporadic gunfire and threats of violence in their determination to conceive a …
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Crossing the Delaware
Bill Moyers | Khalil Muhammad on Facing Our Racial Past
Muhammad describes the New York City Police Departmentu2019s u201cStop and Frisku201d program as u201can old and enduring form of surveillance and racial control.u201d
Job Insecurity: It’s the Disease of the 21st Century, and It’s Killing Us
A massive, Xanax-fueled public health crisis driven by chronic employment worry is headed our way.