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Juan Gonzalez: Overhaul of New York City’s 911 System Woefully Mismanaged and Nearly $1 Billion Over Budget
Troubles plague NYC's 911 system.
How One Item in President Obama’s 2016 Budget Hurts Older Americans
There's a just and fair way to reduce Medicare spending further without shifting more costs onto older adults.
Bringing Fanon’s “Concerning Violence” to Film
Film co-producer Joslyn Barnes discusses “Concerning Violence,” which explores 1960s and 1970s African liberation struggles.
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Fields of Dreams
A new certificate program in Arizona involving health care and outreach in the Latino community clears a path from farm work to school work.
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Radical Farmers Use Fresh Food to Fight Racial Injustice and the New Jim Crow
If we are to create a society that values black life, we cannot ignore the role of food and land.
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Progressive Policies Are Popular – So Why Should Democrats Be Afraid of Them?
A CNN poll found 71 percent of the public supports increasing the minimum wage, including a majority of Republicans and conservatives.
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An Explosive Crisis: Government Bickering Clouds Cleanup Effort at Camp Minden
Another round of the sort of bureaucratic finger-pointing that plagued the government's initial response to the crisis has erupted.
The Attack on Human Rights in Haiti: An Interview With Jackson Doliscar, Part II
Community organizer Jackson Doliscar speaks of the efforts of the Haitian government to silence advocates of human rights, land rights and housing rights.
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State of the Union Shows Obama Still Needs Movement Pressure on Climate
The President's speech could be called the State of the Climate in the Union.
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The Ghastly, Remotely Piloted, Robotic Reaper Drone
Despite the propaganda in mainstream media, drones are not deployed in a “war on terror.” Weaponized drones are terror.