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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 …
A Racial Entitlement? Supreme Court Threatens Voting Rights Act, One of Civil Rights Era’s Key Gains
While the Supreme Court's four liberal justices appeared willing to back the Voting Rights Act, conservative justices were much more critical.
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Listening Device Used to Eavesdrop at Guantanamo Made in California
Lawyers for suspects detained at Guantanamo have alleged their privileged communications have been monitored.
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Broad Powers
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Automatic Spending Cuts Set to Start After Congress Fails to Act
Obama is expected to sign a directive ordering to start putting spending cuts into effect.