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Canadians Pay Taxes for Universal Health Care, and Now They’re Richer Than Us
Canada's tax-financed health care system covers everybody, gets better results, costs about two-thirds of what ours does and is far more popular than ours with both their public and …
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Pregnant Women’s Legal Rights Often Violated at Work, Report Finds
A report released Tuesday by two legal advocacy groups found pregnant workers are routinely discriminated against when they need accommodations due to the physical demands of pregnancy.
Ex-Employees Say Bank of America Rewarded Fradulent Forelcosures
Bill Black: Bank of America and other financial giants undeterred by Obama admin's weak oversight and enforcement of industry.
Pretrial Hearings of 5 Suspects in 9/11 Face Challenge of Torture-Obtained Evidence
Pretrial hearings for five alleged terrorists behind 9/11 are ongoing, but evidence of their guilt may be compromised if reports that much of it was obtained by various torture …
Thousands of Radio Stations Up for Grabs—One Could Be Yours
This is the largest expansion of community radio in U.S. history. Itu2019s also the biggestu2014and maybe the lastu2014chance for grassroots groups to get on air.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: New Food Recycling Program in New York City Will Convert 100,000 Food Scraps Into Bio-Gas, and More
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a new “food recycling” program, which will convert 100,000 tons of food scraps into bio-gas; and more.
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NSA Spying Extends to Contents of US Phone Calls
The National Security Agency has acknowledged in a new classified briefing that it does not need court authorization to listen to domestic phone calls, a participant said.
Obama Moves to ‘Unblock’ Medicine to Iran
The Obama administration announced on Wednesday, May 22nd that it will be dispatching a team of State Department and Treasury officials to ensure that Iranians are not blocked from …
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Top 10 Reasons to Bring your Kids to the Farmers Market
The Farmers Market is a great place to bring your kids for so many reasons! The Farmers Market allows you to provide your family with wholesome, healthy food while …
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David Brooks, Tom Friedman, Bill Keller Wish Edward Snowden Had Just Followed Orders
As the government tried to recruit the tech savvy citizens, they now also have to deal with a new generation of idealists like Snowden and Manning.