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A Black Site in Chicago? Police Accused of Running Secret Compound for Detentions and Interrogations
Chicago police are operating a black site.
With Disability Cuts Likely to Advance in Congress, Progressive Groups Rally to Block Them
Progressive groups are calling on supporters to defend disability benefits.
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Report Cries Out on Behalf of Iraqi Women
Iraqi women continue to be subject to physical, emotional and sexual violence, according to a new report.
When a Wildlife Rehab Center Regulates Charter Schools: Inside the Wild World of Charter Regulation
Charter school “authorizers” are charged with making sure schools can be trusted with kids and with public money. Problem is, many lack the tools to do the job.
Hundreds of South Carolina Prisoners Sent to Solitary Confinement Over Facebook
In the South Carolina prison system, accessing Facebook is an offense on par with murder, rape, rioting, escape and hostage-taking.
Congress’ Social Security “Reform” Means Cuts
Congress needs to be constantly reminded: Quit messing with Social Security.
Dean Baker: Why We Must Oppose the Coming Fed Interest Rate Hike
Progressives need to step up their opposition to any moves by the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates in the near future, says economist Dean Baker
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Will the Millennium Development Goals Hit Their Targets?
In 2015, as the Millennium Development Goals come of age, the qualifier has dropped to simply ambitious.
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The Enduring Debate Over Debt
No, debt does not mean that we're stealing from future generations.
A “Grand Alliance” to Save Our Public Postal Service
Republicans created the problems with the Postal Service.