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Ecuador’s New Deal: Nothing Succeeds Like Success
Rafael Correa is far ahead of his nearest rival in Sunday’s presidential election in Ecuador, and expected to easily win another four year presidential term. It’s not hard to see why. Unemployment …
Corporations Advise School Closings, While Private Charters Suck Public Schools Away
As charter proponents aim to cash in on major investment returns, Philly braces for a massive schools shakeup.
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Charging Through the Archway of History: Immigrants and African-Americans Unite to Transform the Face of Labor and the Power of Community
Immigrant energy is contributing to a revival of progressive American political culture.
Gun Control in the US: The “Cohen Act”?
In the weeks following the Newtown, Connecticut shootings on December 14, 2012, there have been highly publicized appeals for Congress and the Obama Administration to enact measures prohibiting certain …
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Harvesting Justice: Transforming the Global Food Supply Chain – Food Sovereignty
From community gardens to just global policy, a national and global movement is growing to reclaim food, land, and agricultural systems from agribusiness and put them back in the …
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Media Hate Fest for Venezuela Keeps on Keepin’ On
Although President Chavez isn't perfect, his villainization in Western media is perplexing.
Ten Myths Conservative Media Will Use Against Immigration Reform
Conservative media are engaged in promoting myths and falsehoods about what reform means for the country.
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Mass Killings: Why American Men Are “Going Postal“
What could make US white males so angry?
Will Exaggerated Deficit Talks Lead to an “Obama Recession?” We Must Still Ask These Questions
The Washington consensus on economic policy has been used to inflict neoliberalism.
Seventy Years of Nuclear Fission, Thousands of Centuries of Nuclear Waste
Without a way to safely store existing nuclear waste, a responsible government cannot continue to permit the manufacture of more.