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A Global Day of Action in Support of the Right to Strike
Unions are responding to international employer groups' attempts to undermine the legal basis for the right to strike.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Largest Solar Farm in the US Is Officially Operating, and More
In today's On the News segment: Our nation's largest solar farm is officially online and it's operating on public lands;Â massive snow storms are directly related to hotter global temperatures; …
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Nonviolent Action: A Ballet, Not a Battle
The methods of nonviolent action are not weapons, but tools of societies evolving toward justice and equality.
Obama to Congress: Rubber-Stamp My Perpetual War
President Obama's proposed AUMF seeks retroactive congressional approval for wars he has been conducting for six months.
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Mexico’s Youth Under Siege
The war on drugs is a war against young people; nation's resources and life itself are at stake.
GOP Activists: Rick Perry’s Bakken Oil Pipeline Ties Could Cost Him Iowa Caucus Support
Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) appointed Rick Perry to its Board of Directors on February 3.
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Marshaling Marooned Tax Dollars
Congress needs to shut down offshore tax shelters without rewarding the corporations that built them.
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US Looks to Detain More Mother, Child Migrants, Sometimes for Months
Some in Congress have proposed measures that might mean more women and children are held or held longer.
The Anti-Standardized Testing Movement Claims a Victory in Chicago
In a move seen by some activists as a concession to Chicago's strong anti-testing movement, the district will test only 10 percent of its 664 schools.
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Get Young People Involved to Reduce Chronic Disease
A youth advisory committee for the Department of Health and Human Services has the potential to reduce the costs of chronic disease for generations to come.