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With Aging and Illness, Some LGBT People Opt for the Closet
For elders who are LGBT and contending with advanced illness, returning to the closet fearing deliberate neglect is not uncommon.
Revolutionary Mothering
This week, a special Mothers' Day edition of the Laura Flanders Show, Alexis Pauline Gumb takes us on a journey to explore revolutionary mothering.
Elections and the Marxist Tradition
Just as a house is more than its foundation and supports, so capitalism is more than its economic structure.
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Living Near Greenery May Increase Your Life Span
Proximity to trees and other plants decreases mortality rates from cancer, respiratory disease, study suggests.
The Future of the Food Justice Movement
While farmworkers have organized to improve labor conditions in US agriculture, racial injustice in the food system remains.
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With Rule 41, Little-Known Committee Proposes to Grant New Hacking Powers to the Government
The proposal comes from the advisory committee on criminal rules for the Judicial Conference of the United States.
Medical Racism and the Ignoring of Black Pain
In a group of 222 white medical students and residents, half believed in biological differences between black and white people.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes Class-Action Boost for Bank Victims
A regulation proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau aims to restore the ability to sue banks.
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Job Growth Slows in April
On the whole this report suggests that job growth may be coming in line with the slow pace of economic growth.
Growing Support for a National Health Program and Health Care as a Human Right
It appears that political feasibility for national health insurance may finally be approaching a time of acceptance.