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Here Is ALEC’s 2016 Spring Task Force Summit Agenda
The American Legislative Exchange Council will be meeting in Pittsburgh on May 6. Agenda items include pushing a balanced budget amendment, attacks on workers' compensation and preempting local democracy.
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Twelve Prominent Climate Deniers Who Weren’t Always That Way
Some politicians have abruptly decided that everything they've heard from scientists about climate change is wrong.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Wealthy Americans More Likely to Have Retirement Accounts, and More
Low wages aren't the only reason that the poor are getting poorer and the richer are getting richer.
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In North Carolina Town, a Year of Fear and Distrust Over Contaminated Water
State officials had discovered toxic levels of vanadium in the Deborah Graham's well water.
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Replacing Predatory Lenders With Community Finance in Oakland
Charging excessive amounts of money for the availability of credit or loans ruins communities.
It’s Time to Get Cops Out of Schools
There's only one way to make sure no more young girls are body-slammed by uniformed officers.
This Election Is Teaching Our Kids Bad Habits
The gutter-level of this year's campaign rhetoric is dragging all of us down — and that includes US children.
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In California Death Row’s “Adjustment Center,” Condemned Men Wait in Solitary Confinement
Lopez v Brown offers a rare glimpse into the daily lives of the people who live in the Adjustment Center.
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If Not Now, When? Young Jews Refuse to Stay Silent on the Occupation This Passover
Young American Jewish activists are calling for an end to American Jewish support for the Israeli occupation.
What’s It Like to Be the New Kid and a Refugee?
Small town and suburban public schools become welcome centers as more immigrants are moving outside major metropolitan areas.