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USDA Puts $34.3 Million Into Local Food Projects – Will It Be Enough?
The food justice movement questions whether the agency's efforts are a superficial attempt.
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IKEA’s Double Standard on Workers’ Rights
If IKEA is really committed to the right of workers to unionize, why did the company recently hire union-busting lawyers?
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William Rivers Pitt | Hillary Clinton Goes Bush League
Terrorists are not the only ones who use terrorism for personal gain.
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When a Racist Restaurant Opens on the Edge of Campus, What Is a University’s Responsibility?
Universities must be proactive in addressing racism, whether on campus or within their university communities.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Final Version of the TPP Threatens an Open Internet, and More
The final version of the TPP deal has the potential to limit the ways we can access information and express ourselves online.
The US Is Still Manipulating the UN After 70 Years
Seventy years after the founding of the United Nations, armed conflict, especially US wars that violate the UN Charter, continues to plague the world.
Campaigns for Paid Family and Medical Leave Gain Momentum, Despite GOP Resistance
Activists are pushing forward paid leave bills in several states, and Washington, DC, may soon offer 16 weeks of paid time off.
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Disease Victims Often Shut Out of Workers’ Comp System
Legal barriers for sick workers can be insurmountable; costs are shifted to families and federal programs such as Medicare.
As US Special Operations Forces Enter Syria, Growing Presence in Africa Goes Unnoticed
This year, special ops have been sent to a record 147 countries.
Joseph Stiglitz on Widening Income Inequality and the Fight for $15
The fight over income inequality gained national attention when fast-food workers walked off the job Tuesday.