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From Field to Table: Rights for Workers in the Food Supply Chain
The Food Chain Workers Alliance is pushing for policy changes and educating and activating consumers so that we can all better align our food purchases with our principles.
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Freshman Senator Elizabeth Warren Takes on the Financial Industry
Elizabeth Warren, who ranks 97th out of 100 members, refuses to be just seen and not heard. She is already bashing regulators as well as big-bank executives.
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Drones Over the Homeland: From Border Security to National Security
Public attention and Congressional review, writes Barry, should focus on the increasing militarization of border control, especially in the management of the border drone program.
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Fearlessness Grows From the Grass Roots
A popular resistance is developing throughout the nation; and the more the government fails to listen, the more the media fails to report it, the bigger the explosion of …
Marc Lendler: “Every Idea Is an Incitement…“
While Gitlow v. New York is a staple for anyone studying constitutional law, most people in the US have never heard of it, let alone understand how critical it …
FEMA Denies Aid to Housing Co-ops After Sandy
Maybe it's time we overhaul our notion of ownership and “home” just as we're updating our notion of “family.”
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Congressmen Pocan and Ellison Introduce “Right to Vote” Constitutional Amendment
Contrary to popular belief, there is no affirmative right to vote in the US Constitution.
Cracking the Codes: Dr. Shakti Butler on the System of Racial Inequity
How do we talk about race and racism in this country? Not as deeply as we should, according to filmmaker and educator Dr. Shakti Butler.
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Who’s Your Highest-Paid State Employee?
The highest paid state employee in four out of five states is...a sports coach.
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The Wrong Men: How the DHS Failed to Prevent Terrorism
Russia warned the FBI about the Boston bombing mastermind in 2011, but the bureau focused its attention on Occupy Boston protesters, instead.