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Arctic Scientist Who Exposed Climate Threat to Polar Bear Is Suspended
It was seen as one of the most distressing effects of climate change ever recorded: polar bears dying of exhaustion after being stranded between melting patches of Arctic sea …
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Dangerous Worlds: Teaching Film in Prison
When I first heard that my college had formed ties with a prison and that some of our teaching assistants were already offering courses to inmates, I leapt to …
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Congressional Republicans Hack Away at Medicaid While the Rich Hollow It Out From the Inside
From left: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) after a Republican response to President Barack Obama's speech on the national debt at the Capitol …
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Los Angeles Janitors Fight for Their Jobs
(Photos: David Bacon) Over 1,400 Los Angeles janitors, members of United Service Workers West SEIU, protested the firing of immigrant workers by Able Building Maintenance. The company …
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Brazil’s Deforestation Quagmire
A string of recent events indicates that Amazonian deforestation and violence against environmental activists are on the rise. The Brazilian Congress’s lower house approves …
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House Rejects Reid Debt Ceiling Proposal
The Republican-controlled House on Saturday dismissed a new proposal by Senate Democrats to end the fiscal crisis before the Senate even voted on it, deepening the ongoing federal budget …
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Large Mortgage Service Filed False Documents in Foreclosure Bid
GMAC, one of the nation's largest mortgage servicers, faced a quandary last summer. It wanted to foreclose on a New York City homeowner but lacked the crucial paperwork needed …
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Recovery Still Slow as New Data Show Little Growth
Washington - The United States economy has slowed considerably this year from a year ago, according to a report from the Commerce Department released on Friday. The …
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Time for Public Sector Unions to Fight Back
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy speaks to the media. (Photo: Douglas Healey / The New York Times) The media attack on public sector unions has reached a timely …
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The New Old Party in Mexico?
On July 3, Mexico held state and local level elections, marking the beginning of intense speculation about the presidential election, which will take place this time next year. The …