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No Safety in Being Armed, Why Does Myth Persist?
If being armed made you safe, no law enforcement officer would ever get killed. President Reagan would not have been shot and Chris Kyle, arguably the best shot in …
Middle-Out Economics 101
For more on CAP’s Middle-Out Economics project, please visit its project page. CAP Senior Economist Heather Boushey explains how middle-out economics helps bolster the U.S. economy.
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Time for Outrage!
“Ninety-three years old. The last leg of my journey. The end is in sight. I am lucky to be able to seize the time I have left to reflect …
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All the Eyes on Immigration Reform
The time for broad immigration reform in the United States has arrived. As a country founded by immigrants, the United States, which has long extolled the American dream and …
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Yahoo Bans Working From Home: “Progress” or a Big Step Backwards?
New policy banning working from home at Yahoo brings up issues with working mothers and employees with disabilities.
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Locked Out of Jobs, Formerly Incarcerated Struggle to Reintegrate
To help the recently incarcerated overcome hiring bias, programs such as the Center for Employment Opportunities assemble them into work crews, paid at fair rates.
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As Sequestration Nears, Federal Workers Brace for Furloughs, Vent Anger at Politicians
On both sides of the National Mall, federal workers are worried about the effects of sequester.
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US Climate Policy: Take Five
As congress tackles policy on climate change they
Fascism in the Church: Ex-Priest on “The Pope’s War,” Clergy Abuse and Quelling Liberation Theology
As Pope Benedict XVI steps down, we turn to a former Catholic priest who was silenced and expelled by the pope, then-Cardinal Ratzinger, in the 1980s.
Bradley Manning Tells Court the Public Has the Right to Know About US War Crimes
American Attorney for Julian Assange, Michael Ratner, reports he was in the courtroom and witnessed Manning speak with confidence and intelligence as he detailed the outrages that drove him …