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Schools a Minefield for Undocumented Students After DREAM Defeat
It’s no secret that anti-immigrant activists have a penchant for targeting youth, the most vulnerable of the undocumented set. But the Senate defeat of the popular DREAM Act confirmed …
“Underground” Group of Cadets Says Air Force Academy Controlled by Evangelicals
An anonymous cadet at the US Air Force Academy (USAFA ) spoke out against alleged religious discrimination at the school last week, saying that some cadets must pretend to …
GMAC’s “Robo-Signers” Draw Concerns About Faulty Process, Mistaken Foreclosures
Several states have ordered a freeze on foreclosures by Ally Financial’s GMAC mortgage unit, which has come under fire in court for using “robo-signers” who signed off on thousands …
“Help Us Produce; Don’t Give Us Food”: Food Sovereignty in Haiti
Jonas Deronzil is a farmer from the village of Mogé in Haiti's fertile Artibonite Valley, and one of about 2,000 members of a production and marketing cooperative. Here he …
EJ Dionne, Jr. | Obama and the Progressive Paradox
Washington - A couple of hours before President Obama offered a boffo revival of his 2008 campaign persona during a boisterous rally at the University of Wisconsin, Sen. Bernie …
Education Falling Out of Afghan Refugees’ Reach
Peshawar, Pakistan - He is only 13 and a refugee in a not-too-hospitable country, but Ahmed Jamal already knows what he wants to do for the next decade or …
“Feds Radiating Americans”? Mobile X-Ray Vans Hit US Streets
Atlanta - For many living in a terror-spooked country, it might seem like a great government innovation: Use vans equipped with mobile X-ray units to scan vehicles at major …
Sharron Angle Mocks Insurance for Autism; The Fight to Save Food Stamps
The woman gunning for Sen. Harry Reid's (D-NV) job doesn't believe that autism exists. Yes, you heard right. Sharron Angle believes that the neurodevelopmental disorder know to medical science …
European Workers and Unions Launch Protests Against Budget Cuts
Trade union workers launched a massive strike throughout Europe today in a protest against budget cuts. Marches are taking place in Brussels, Greece, Italy and Spain, among other countries, …
Small-Scale Farmers and Development: Assume a Different Economic Model
One version of an old joke features a shipwrecked economist on a deserted island who, when asked by his fellow survivors what expertise he can offer on how they …