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Troubles at San Onofre Nuclear Plant Awaken Activists
Plant's problems mobilize local anti-nuclear activists, residents and officials for the first time since the early '80s.
Marijuana Decriminalization Won’t Kill Discrimination
The proposal to decriminalize the public possession of small amounts of marijuana risks ending a number of objections to the NYPD's stop-and-frisk practices, without properly addressing the racist skew …
Veteran Suicides: A Predictable Epidemic?
Last month I was riding BART to SF and read a statistic in TIME: 18 veterans die by suicide every day u2013 thatu2019s one every 80 minutes.
Syrian Rebels Now Using EFPs in Bombs, Bane of US in Iraq
Though they still lack the kind of heavy weaponry that might help them decisively drive back the military, rebels in central Syria are constructing bigger and more effective bombs, …
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Scott Walker and Ted Kaczynski in the Heartland
Now that he has survived a historic recall battle, what is next on Governor Scott Walker's agenda? On August 9 of this year, Walker will be the keynote speaker …
Jobs for the Cure: Does Your Donation Go to Cancer Research or Salaries and Overhead?
Even after the Komen Foundation's withdrawal of funding from Planned Parenthood, many women still think it should be possible to
Is USDA Playing Chicken With Chickens?
Obama Admin. and Congress push USDA to allow poultry industry to “self-inspect.”
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Can We Get Along Without Authorities?
Some years ago, I watched a screening of a film about Daniel Ellsberg and the release of the Pentagon Papers. The film was shown in the U.S. Capitol, and …
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Nation’s Largest Health Insurer Will Preserve Key Obamacare Provisions, Regardless of Supreme Court Ruling
UnitedHealthcare — one of the nation's largest health insurers — has announced that it will preserve a provision of the health care law that allows young adults to stay …
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Secretive Group Supressing Voting in Maine Partly Funded by Wisconsin Businesses
The American Justice Partnership has refused to tell the public about its donors.