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Obama Says GOP Won’t Get “Ransom” to Lift Debt Limit
The president said Republicans would be responsible for the economic fallout if they refused to raise it.
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Michelle Rhee’s Failing Report Card
Michelle Rhee, former chancellor of DC's public schools, continues her work in education by endangering the financial security of public school teachers.
Canada Suspends Aid to Haiti; UN, US, Canada Spend Money on “Security” as Cholera Persists
Canada demands more effective Haitian government but most aid went to NGO's; failure of government a result of American and Canadian backed coup, says Mark Weisbrot.
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The School-to-Prison Pipeline: School Reform as a Civil Rights Issue
On December 12 the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on thenConstitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights held an official hearing on ending the so-called School-to-Prison Pipeline. The witness list for this …
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Hush: A Response to the Steubenville High School Rape Case
Carmel Chase's powerful lyrics inspired by the Steubenville High School rape case and the abuse of women everywhere.
Matt Taibbi & Former Bank Regulator William Black on Bailout Secrets and How New Foreclosure Deal Spares Banks From Justice
The governmentu2019s approach to the banks came under new scrutiny this week after it reached an $8.5 billion settlement for improprieties in the wrongful foreclosures on millions of American …
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Americans and Their Guns: A Love Affair Shot to Hell
Early Americans could not care less about the Second Amendment or the views of their cohort on militias and guns. Americans kept dueling pistols as prized possessions, not to …
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Garfield High School Teachers Refuse to Reduce Students to Test Scores
Teachers at Seattleu2019s Garfield High School have refused to engage in standardized testing, inciting support from educators all over the world.
Treasury Nominee Jack Lew’s Pro-Bank, Austerity, Deregulation Legacy
Currently Obama's chief of staff, Lew was an executive at Citigroup from 2006 to 2008 at the time of the financial crisis.
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Letter to a Reporter
Lewis R. Gordon gives his thoughts on the job market for philosophy majors.