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Fighting Reported in Half of Syria’s Provinces as Ceasefire Deadline Nears
Beirut - Syrian soldiers battled anti-government rebels in half of the country's 14 provinces on Monday, three days before a United Nations-backed ceasefire is to take effect, anti-government activists …
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Withdraws Support From ALEC
Following Kraft, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, and Intuit, another influential sponsor of ALEC has withdrawn its support from the right-wing corporate front group. Roll Call reports: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation today became the latest …
How to Fix Health Care Without the Mandate
What happens if the Supreme Court strikes down the “individual mandate” in the health care reform law? Commentators ranging from former Labor Secretary Robert Reich to Forbes Magazine columnist Rick Ungar agree: Such …
Self-Reporting Creates $385 Billion “Tax Gap“
The real divide in US incomes isn't between the top 1 percent and the other 99 percent. It's between those whose income is reported by their employers to the …
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UN Calls for Immediate Halt of Phulbari Coal Project in Bangladesh
Despite glossy PR materials touting its ability to deliver on sustainable development and energy access goals, the coal industry routinely threatens human rights around the world, particularly in South …
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US Hedge Fund Managers Can Buy Anything, Except Respect
Traders on the floor of the stock exchange on Wall Street continue their work as President Obama gives a speech about banking reforms at Cooper Union in Manhattan Thursday, …
The “Suicidal State” and the War on Youth
For over thirty years, the North American public has been reared on a neoliberal dystopian vision.
What We Do: A Comic About Women in the Labor Force
The last installment of Ladydrawers looked at gendered discrepencies in media hiring practices (catch up on all the strips here) and how the gender of the labor pool might …