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Republicans Say No to CDC Gun Violence Research
George Republican Rep. Jack Kingston said he would oppose a proposal from President Obama for S10 million in CDC gun research funding.

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Block the Paycheck Fairness Act, and More
Earlier this month, Senate Republicans unanimously blocked the Paycheck Fairness Act and upheld a boss's right to punish workers for talking about unfair pay practices, and more.

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Conflict Fuels Child Labor in India
According to a 2013 study published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, more than 3,000 children are trafficked from the state each year.

New Network for Social Justice Unionism Seeks to Change the Labor Movement
Interview with Michelle Gunderson, co-founder of the Network for Social Justice Unionism.

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Dean Baker | Economic Policy in a Post-Piketty World
If we want to counter the rise in inequality that we have seen in recent decades we are going to have to find mechanisms other than a "global wealth …

Gabriel Garcia Marquez in His Own Words on Writing “100 Years of Solitude”
Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez passed away Thursday in Mexico at the age of 87.

Truthout Interviews John Logan on the Antiunion Campaign in Tennessee
The battle by the GOP and its wealthy donors to keep middle and working class individuals poorly paid and without workplace rights continues.

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GOP Easter Egg
“Coloring” eggs for Easter.

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The Business Interests Behind America’s Costly Medical Care
The United States spends far more on medical care than other wealthy countries, due mostly to higher prices for health care goods and services. In U.S. politics, social progress …

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Autumnwood: A Community Living in Toxic Fear and Uncertainty
Autumnwood, a community just outside Los Angeles, is riven by a fear held by many that the land on which the houses were built is contaminated with toxic chemicals.