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God’s Realtors: Israeli Settlements and the Roadblock to Peace
With the recent announcement by the Netanyahu government that it intends to build 1,200 more settlement homes on disputed land in the West Bank u2013 even in the face …
Lawsuit Challenges Plan to Log 150,000 Acres in Northern California
Three conservation groups filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for approving a 50-year plan by Fruit Growers Supply …
The National Labor Relations Board Has Five Senate Confirmed Members
Today, for the first time since August 21, 2003, the National Labor Relations Board has a full complement of five Senate confirmed members.
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Why Is the Tea Party Teaming Up With the Sierra Club?
This may seem strange to progressives, but it's actually indicative of a larger shift in the conservative movement.
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Why Congress’s Gridlock Doesn’t Paralyze Government but Gridlocks Democracy
Just because the legislature has ceased to function doesn't mean our government has. Political decision making has moved to peripheral public entities, where power is exercised less transparently and …
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Get Radio-Active
Thousands of low-power radio broadcast licenses will be up for grabs by non-profit, community groups this October.
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New York Promised Help for Mentally Ill Inmates – but Still Sticks Many in Solitary
Since protections were first added to protect inmates with mental illness in solitary confinement, the number of inmates diagnosed with severe mental illness has dropped.
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Climate Change We Can Believe In
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Why Are SWAT Teams Answering Routine Police Calls?
The use of SWAT teams for routine law enforcement matters has been on the rise.