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When Your Boss Steals Your Wages: The Invisible Trend That’s Sweeping America
Wage theft is fast becoming a top trend of the 21st-century labor market.
Weeding Corporate Power Out of Agricultural Policies: Communities Mobilize for Food and Farm Justice
Urban gardeners, PTA parents, ranchers, food coops, and a host of others are organizing to make the policies that govern our food and agricultural systems more just, accountable and …
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Let a Thousand Militias Bloom
Gen. David Petraeus stoked Iraq's still-ongoing sectarian war u200bby establishing the Special Police Commandos as a force to fight the Sunni-based insurgency.
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Billions Proposed for New Border Security. Where Would the Money Go?
Federal spending on border security is at an all-time high, and it would get even higher under the Gang of Eight's new plan.
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Disability Advocates, Nursing Home Industry Battle for Health Care Dollars for Aging, Disabled
Most elderly and disabled people prefer home- or community-based care. It's also cheaper, but state and federal policy often favors the assisted-living industry. Now, activists are speaking up.
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No Gay Utopia: A Review of Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore’s “The End of San Francisco“
Yet another example of why Bernstein Sycamore remains near the head of the table of social critics, gender-benders and boundary pushers.
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Los Angeles County Registrar Says “No” to Internet Voting, but “Yes” to Unverifiable Touch-Screen Voting for New Election System
Nation's largest voting jurisdiction plans to design system for L.A., sell it to other counties in state, country.
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The Worst Congress Money Can Buy
Congress quietly acquiesces as the regulations meant for our safety are whittled away.
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Side Effects – The Humanitarian Consequences of Iran Sanctions
Iran's civilians find themselves in the midst of one of the worst medical supply shortages in the nation's long history.
Why Activist Russell “Maroon” Shoatz Should Be Released From Solitary Confinement
This month, a 30-day action campaign was launched demanding the release of Russell “Maroon” Shoatz from solitary confinement, where he has been held for over 23 consecutive years.