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Environmental Possibilities: Zero Waste
“Environmental Possibilities: Zero Waste” features new ways of thinking, acting, and shaping government policy that are circling the globe. Each week, we highlight a success story in the zero …
Tonight, Bob Schieffer Can Perform Real Journalism on Drone Strikes
One of the most fundamental tasks of journalism in a free society is to press the government to disgorge information.
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Amnesty International Denounces Torture in California Prisons: an Interview with Tessa Murphy
The Amnesty report states that u201cno other US state is believed to have held so many prisoners for such long periods in indefinite isolation.u201d
America’s Media Just Made Vote-Rigging Easier
How can they steal your vote? Let us count the ways, including the new one. Democracy is in your hands.
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Getting Elections Right in Venezuela and the US
The US may be an economically and technologically advanced nation, but in the area of elections, we could learn much from Venezuela about voter inclusion and participation as well …
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More Arrests At Sensata Factory That Is Moving Jobs To China
Mitt Romney's former company Bain Capital is closing shop in Illinois and shipping American jobs to China. As more protesters are arrested, the Presidential candidate is no where to …
Koch Social Media Policy May Be Unlawful; Employers Still Have Broad Leeway to Limit Employee Speech
As a private employer the Kochs can even limit their employees' speech, since the First Amendment only protects against government infringement on free speech and expression.
What Everyone Should Know About the Benghazi Attack
Accusations and speculation of administration lies and cover-ups have been the major focus of the narrative since then.
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$950,000 Win for NYC Workers Invigorates Supply-Chain-Justice Movement
Even as unions decline, low-wage laborers are getting creative and winning major victories for working people.
Koch Brothers Among US Billionaires Pressuring Thousands of Employees to Vote GOP on Election Day
In an article published by In These Times magazine, labor journalist Mike Elk examines the contents of a voter information packet that Koch Industries sent to tens of thousands …