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On a Border Near Arizona: How Police Can Protect Immigrant Women
As the Arizona governor tries to push back criticism of the new immigration law, other Southwest communities concentrate on fighting actual criminal behavior. The author describes a case in …
The Costs of the Military-Industrial Complex
In 1961, President Dwight Eisenhower gave his now famous farewell speech about the military industrial complex. He said we must never let the weight of the disastrous rise of …
Fourteen Ways a 90 Percent Top Tax Rate Fixes Our Economy and Our Country
A return to Eisenhower-era, 90 percent top tax rates helps fix our economy in several ways: 1) It makes it take longer to end up with a fortune. In …
Times Square Bomb Suspect Arrested
Faisal Shahzad, arrested Tuesday as a Times Square car bomb suspect just before he left the country, had recently visited Pakistan. Several Americans showing interest in attacking America or …
Airlines on Final Approach to Monopoly of the Skies
On Monday, UAL, the parent of United Airlines, announced it will merge with Continental Airlines, creating the world's largest airline by number of passengers carried. The deal was completed …
Chicago and Nation March for Immigration Reform on International Workers’ Day
It was in Chicago in 1886 that a largely immigrant workforce fought, and won, the battle for the eight-hour day. It was in Chicago in 2010 that a modern-day …
Froma Harrop | Latino Giant to Change US Politics
San Antonio - It was over frozen lattes three blocks from the Alamo that Lydia Camarillo and I discussed the wave of Latino voters expected to change politics in …
Eugene Robinson | Border-First Hallucinations
Washington - The notion that the first thing to do is “secure the border” between the United States and Mexico — and only then worry about comprehensive immigration reform …
Compassion: The New Wonder Drug
New research suggests compassion helps buffer women against the physical consequences of emotional stress. Maybe the Dalai Lama is on to something. Compassion helps buffer women against the physical …
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OSHA: Safety Violations at BP’s US Refineries Endanger Employees’ Lives
British Petroleum's (BP) troubles are not just limited to its Gulf of Mexico operations, where a deadly blast aboard a drilling rig two weeks ago ruptured an oil well …