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International Overdose Awareness Day Is August 31st
Drug overdose remains a leading cause of accidental death in the US. The Drug Policy Alliance is coordinating events nationwide to remember lives lost.
Mitt Romney’s Southern Strategy Gambit
On August 3, 1980 GOP Presidential contender Ronald Reagan picked his campaign starting point at the Neshoba County Fair, near Meridian Mississippi. The virtually lily-white, wildly enthusiastic throng that …
Midwives Say Limiting Their Freedom to Practice Hurts Mothers, Children, Low-Income Families
At the turn of the 20th century, more than 95 percent of newborns entered the world at home, with the aid of midwives.
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Culture Wars
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Ecuador Grants Julian Assange Asylum; US Seen as “Hidden Hand” Behind UK Threat to Raid Embassy
As Ecuador prepared to announce its decision on granting asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Britain threatened to raid the Ecuadorean embassy in London.
Is Ryan a Desperate Romney Choice?
Mark Karlin: Ryan pick shows Romney is already fading as a candidate.
Ryan Questioned on Medicare-for-All
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is chairman of the House Budget Committee and has put forward a plan that would end Medicare.
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The Nominee
NYPD and Microsoft Launch Advanced Citywide Surveillance System
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has unveiled a new crime-fighting system developed with Microsoft.
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Aurora, “Whiteness” and the Double-Standard of Deviance/Social Control
Thug vs. Mentally Insane: Nancy A. Heitzeg discusses James Holmes and the privilege of whiteness in the aftermath of the Colorado shooting.