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Should Rich Kids Get Most of the Scholarships?
The schools bump up their average GPA, get more money to give to rich students, and the poor are left out of the loop.
The Ten Hardline Conservatives Pulling the Strings of the GOP Shutdown
Just looking at the rank-and-file members of the “suicide caucus” isn't enough - it's like focusing on the marionette rather than the puppet-master.
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The Answer to the Great Question of Education Reform? The Number 42
For those who have invested millions in
The Economic Consequences of a US Debt Default
The economic ignorance of the Teapublican faction of the Republican party in the US House and Senate is perhaps exceeded only by the similar ignorance of its economic advisers.
The Koch Brothers’ “Samson Option“
The fiscal crisis in Washington is not simply a threat to economic and government stability, it is a premeditated scheme to carve out a new constitutional structure that gives …
Profiting From the Poor: Outsourcing Social Services Puts Most Vulnerable at Risk
A bill that would allow the state Department of Human Services to privatize everything from child protective services to nutrition programs for the elderly.
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Is America Teetering on the Edge of the Hunger Cliff?
Poverty rates have not gone down and hunger in our country may be at its highest levels since the Great Depression.
“Dramatic, Painful” Government Shutdown Disproportionately Impacts Working Poor, People of Color
As negotiations remain stalled, Imara Jones of Colorlines.com looks at who is being hardest hit by the shutdown.
Good Medical News About Chocolate, Coffee and Tea
Studies suggest that chocolate, limited amounts of coffee, and tea may have a positive effect as reported.