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Fairfield’s Public School Cafeterias GMO Free in Connecticut
Fun fact: Connecticut is the first state in the country to pass a GMO Labeling Law as of June 2013.
Imperial Sports: An Interview With Dave Zirin
An interview with political sports writer Dave Zirin, about his latest book, explores the unfolding of the World Cup and the Olympics in Brazil, and what we can expect …
How Vermont Got a Single-Payer Health Care Bill: A Non-Electoral History
This is a crucial year in Vermont's fight to enact its single-payer health care law, with design and financing in the works, and while progressives are credited, that narrative …
Fifty Years After Freedom Summer, US Faces Greatest Curbs on Voting Rights Since Reconstruction
In a week marking the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer, Mississippi was in the news when African-American voters crossed party lines to help Republican Sen. Thad Cochran narrowly defeat …
Courage: Showing Solidarity With Whistleblowers and Defending Our Right to Know
In this interview, the Courage Foundation's Sarah Harrison talks about the public's right to know, whistleblowers' need for solidarity and dangerous precedents being set to deny public access to …
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Iraq
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Could John McCain Be Responsible for the Next 9/11?
In today's real-life remake of “Charlie Wilson's War,” John McCain is playing the role of Charlie Wilson and Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, the head of ISIS, is playing the role …
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Working Families Party Betrayal
In New York or Illinois or anywhere else in the country, working people have few champions in the smoked-filled rooms of politics.
Meet the Navajo Activist Who Got the Washington Redskins’ Trademark Revoked: Amanda Blackhorse
The growing movement to change the name of the Washington Redskins football team has scored a surprising victory.
Argentina Alleges Extortion After Supreme Court Sides With Vulture Funds Preying on Sovereign Debt
The US Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Argentina over its $1.5 billion debt in a ruling critics say validates predatory behavior by so-called “vulture funds.”