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After “Huge Progress,” Veterans Are Still Struggling to Find Employment
Younger veterans are still facing a higher unemployment rate than their civilian counterparts.
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Democrat to Offer a “Lifeline” for Single-Payer Healthcare
Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) will soon introduce legislation that would allow states to use federal funds theyu2019re receiving through Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care programs to build a …
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Sneak Attack on Teachers’ Collective Bargaining Rights in Pennsylvania
Republican Gov. Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania is pushing a bill that could stealthily strip teachers' collective bargaining rights in some of the state's financially struggling school districts, according to …
“Who’s Killing Philly Public Schools?”: Daniel Denvir on Plan for School Closings, Privatization
In Philadelphia, school officials have proposed a controversial plan to close more than 60 schools in the next five years and potentially privatize those remaining.
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Pennsylvania Seeks to “Reprioritize” Funding Away From Planned Parenthood
Anti-choice politicians in the state of Pennsylvania are attempting to change the way family planning and health care funds for low income women are allocated, putting Planned Parenthood affiliates …
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Growing Mexican Student Protests Target Televisa, TV Azteca Over Coverage of Presidential Campaign
A spontaneous student movement is bringing attention to allegations that Mexicou2019s media conglomerates offer biased and superficial election coverage, drawing a whiff of Mexican spring to a lackluster presidential …
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Pictures of Second “NATO 5” Informant, “Gloves,” Published For First Time on Antiwar.com
Now, the other informant, u201cGloves,u201d has in some ways been outed, with two pictures of her up online for the world to see for the first time thanks to …
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What Started a Mississippi Prison Riot? Depends on Who You Ask
A Mississippi jail is on lockdown today after a Sunday night riot left one prison guard dead and as many as 20 inmates and guards injured. According to sheriff’s …
Drone Warfare: Killing Our Civil Liberties With a Joystick
Drone warfare is cowardly. A technician jiggles a joystick. Seconds later, thousands of miles away, a Reaper drone robot airplane fires a Hellfire missile, maiming or dismembering unsuspecting, unarmed, …
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The Oracle Says “We Told You So“
Spring 1973, Atlanta. My lover was a professor of psychology, a man more familiar with suburban angst and tenure and fretting about interest rates rather than whether the month is …