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Activists in New York Target “Governor 1 Percent”: Cuomo Under Fire for Refusing to Extend Millionaire’s Tax
“Where is Cuomo? Protecting the 1 percent!” That was the chant outside the Skylight SoHo according to Democracy Now! reporter Ryan Devereaux, who accompanied a group of …
For Bachmann’s Law School, God and Justice Were Intertwined
Tulsa, Oklahoma - Michele Bachmann was 22 and newly married when, in the fall of 1979, she and 53 other aspiring lawyers arrived on the manicured campus of Oral …
Republicans Block Senate from Even Talking About Jobs
Yesterday, an unanimous Senate Republican caucus didn't just lead a filibuster to kill the American Jobs Act. The Republicans stopped the Senate from even beginning to have a discussion …
Climate Change in Alaska and Hawaii: Roadmaps for Federal Adaptation Policies
Scientists for Impacts of Climate Change on the Eco-Systems and Chemistry of the Arctic Pacific Environment (ICESCAPE) conduct research on Arctic sea ice and melt ponds in the Chukchi …
What Are Economics for? Interview With Economist Jerry Epstein
Economist Jerry Epstein. (Photo: David Gray / Flickr) Center for Popular Economics longtime staff economist and founding Co-Director of the University of Massachusetts Political Economy Research Institute …
One on One With Rep. Jan Schakowsky: “We Are Not Helpless!“
Rep. Jan Schakowsky. (Photo: davidcharns) Rep. Jan Schakowsky's (D-Illinois) $227 billion jobs bill was more or less dead on arrival in the Republican-controlled House. And while she's …
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Report: New Restrictive Voting Rules Could Hurt Five Million Americans
A new study from the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU puts forth an ominous prediction: five million voters could be affected by the deluge of restrictive voting laws …
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Mexico Leans to the Right on Abortion
Juarez, Mexico - A recent ruling by Mexico’s supreme court on right-to-life amendments in two northern states has pro-choice supporters fearful of a dangerous precedent that could fly beneath …
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It’s President Obama Who Needs to “Stop Complaining’" and Get to Work
President Obama’s speech to the Congressional Black Caucus’ annual meeting this past weekend shouldn’t have even been news. As a whole, it was unremarkable. He offered up his now-standard …
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Overcoming Hateful Threats and Arson, Tennessee Mosque Expansion Breaks Ground Without Controversy
As ThinkProgress documented, the congregants of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro in Murfreesboro, Tennessee had been working for more than a year to gain approval for an expansion of …