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Harry Reid: Fix the Filibuster Now!
On Day One of the new Senate term, there will be a small window of a few hours open for Harry Reid and Democrats to reform the filibuster and …
Election Countdown 2012: A Quarter of New Jersey and a Tenth of New York Remain In the Dark After Sandy, and More
This week in the Election Countdown: A quarter of New Jersey and a tenth of New York remain in the dark after Sandy; overwhelmed elections officials locked the doors …
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Campaigns Brace to Sue for Votes in Crucial States
Thousands of lawyers from both camps will be closely monitoring Election Day.
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Ohio’s Ballot Woes Could Delay Election Results for Weeks
An absentee ballot glitch is just the latest in Ohiou2019s dysfunctional election saga.
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It’s Time for the Poor to Come Out of the Plutocracy’s Closet of Shame
We must resist the dominant cultural shaming of the poor. Here are some ways to begin.
The Abortion Rights Looking Glass: Canada Reflects Women First
Across the Northern border Canada is the only country with no criminal laws related to abortion, a right that feminists worked hard for and still work to preserve today.
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The Basic Fact of Life on Earth
Sometime in the 1990s I heard the Harvard professor of medicine, Eric Chivian, make a presentation on Capitol Hill about the anthropogenic origins of global warming. He is an …
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The Breast Cancer Donor’s Dilemma: Time to Revolt?
A streamlined fundraising model shorn of cause marketing, overpaid executives and false promises might be a godsend to committed donors disenchanted with the wasteful and often misleading tactics …
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Superstorm Sandy Shows Nuclear Plants Who’s Boss
On Monday evening, as Hurricane Sandy was becoming Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy, pushing record amounts of water on to Atlantic shores from the Carolinas to Connecticut, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission …
Election Countdown 2012: New York Prepares for the Worst From Hurricane Sandy, and More
New York Prepares for the Worst From Hurricane Sandy, and More