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Greece’s Struggle Against Oligarchy Has Ancient Roots
The history of anti-oligarchic struggle in Greece can serve as inspiration for today's struggles against austerity and oligarchy.
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Students Successfully Push Columbia University to Divest From Private Prisons
The Board of Trustees voted to divest its $9.2 billion endowment.
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William Rivers Pitt | Killing a Nation With Euphemisms: TPP-Eats-Medicare Edition
“Like it or not, the fast-track trade agreement authority bill will sail through the Senate this week.”
Green Party’s Jill Stein Announces She Is Running for President
Dr. Jill Stein officially launches her campaign as a Green Party candidate for president.
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For Father’s Day: Strong Communities, Caring People
Ramon Juan Vasquez, a community leader in Texas, writes that being a father is an honor. It is also a life journey.
Commentary: For-Profit Hospitals Mark Up Prices Because There’s Nothing to Stop Them
Of the 50 US hospitals that mark up prices the most, 49 of them are part of for-profit hospital chains.
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Changing a Toxic Environment and Food System: Regeneration or Degeneration?
It's time to inspire and mobilize a mighty global army of Regenerators, before it's too late.
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White Suspect Identified for Killing of Nine People in Massacre at Black Church
Authorities attempt to identify the white gunman who opened fire in a historic black church in SC Thursday evening.
Calls Mount for a National Moratorium on Charter Schools
Making public education more accountable has been the solemn pledge of government officials for years, except when it comes to charter schools.
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The Long and Disturbing Story of Corporations Outsourcing Catastrophe
In this excerpt from “Out of Sight,” the history of US corporate pollution and toxic dumping is recounted.