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Mr. Torres Goes to Tallahassee: “A Working Class Hero is Something to Be …“
For too long the collective voice of Florida's working class has been silenced in Tallahassee. Victor Torres aims to change that.
Gimme Shelter: Government Policies Fail Homeless Mothers and Kids
The plight of disabled adults and hungry kids get short shrift this election year and only one party platform addresses remedies.
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From Science and Art, Global Warming is Real
So what if global warming isn't directly responsible for “superstorm Sandy”? Let's not get hung up on that minor detail. Because the planet has warmed—the average surface temperature of …
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Exporting the Downside of War: Election Won’t Change Drone Policy
Since the US economy is the main issue on the minds of voters this election season, let's talk about Unmanned Arial Vehicles strikes - drones strikes - in economic …
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Sufficient Conditions to Destroy Democracy: How to Fight Back
If you ask Google “Has American Democracy been destroyed?” you get 56,800,000 answers. You don't need an exact count to see that the yeas have it. It is straightforward …
Don’t Forget About The Hood
Political rapper Jasiri X reminds both candidates and voters that as they work to support the middle class, low income families are struggling as well.
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Economy Adds 171,000 Jobs
In spite of this increase, the unemployment rate slipped up to 7.9 percent, reflecting the fact that the September drop was an aberration.
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In Sandy’s Wake, New York’s Landscape of Inequity Revealed
As Hurricane Katrina demonstrated, floodwaters have a way of exposing the race and class divisions that stratify our cities.
As Missouri Senate Race Tightens, New Details Emerge on Todd Akin’s Anti-Abortion Past
A recent report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has drawn new attention to Akinu2019s views on abortion, revealing that he was arrested at least three times during anti-abortion protests …
What’s Wrong With the Stop Special Interest Money Now Act?
Peter Dreier tells Laura Flanders why he thinks Californiau2019s Stop Special Interest Money Now Act is really a sneak attack on unions.