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Fast Food, Slow Death
It's time for fundamental changes to our nationu2019s toxic food system. u00a0
A Looming Crisis in Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid? The “Fiscal Cliff” Is a Scam, Part 2
It's been known since the 1950s that there would be more demands on social security; if there was political will, health care costs could be controlled.
Race, Class, Lightweights and the Contradictions of Sport
Hector u201cMachou201d Camacho's death raised the troubling old questions as well.
New York Fast Food Workers in Historic Strike for $15 an Hour
Fast food workers close down McDonalds and other fast food outlets demanding a living wage and the right to unionize.
Anthology for Change: Howard Zinn’s Impassioned Progressive Speeches Span Four Decades
Howard Zinn reframed American history from the progressive perspective.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The “Congressman with Guts” Attended Walmart Protests, and More
The Bank of England named former Goldman Sachs investment banker Mark Carney as its new chief.
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Of Plagues and Prisons: Two Films Everyone Should See
Films depicting the drug war and AIDS crisis may surprise progressives and should be required viewing.
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Women’s Longevity Declining in Parts of the US
The last time life expectancy fell for a large number of American women was 1918, due to Spanish influenza.
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CEO’s Revenge
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How Washington Insiders Bar Economic Reality From Political Debate
DC's self-anointed serious people love to exclude critics of their self-serving arguments by painting their warnings as shrill.