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California Probe of Campaign Donations Sheds Light on “Dark Money“
Tony Russo had a multimillion-dollar problem. The Republican consultant and his team had raised piles of cash to use in California politics as last November's election approached.
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November 5 Vote in Washington Tests Future of GMOs, Capitalism and Climate Change
News and funding is coming in on both sides of the long-heated debate around an initiative to require labeling of genetically modified foods and agricultural products.
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Five Crazy Things Cuccinelli’s Surrogates Have Said (So He Didn’t Have to)
In the final days of the Virginia governor's campaign, both candidates are bringing out every gun in their arsenal to woo last minute voters and convince their bases to …
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Auto Workers Try a New Angle at Volkswagen
The United Auto Workers, so long frustrated in their attempts to organize foreign-owned auto plants in the US, may have found a different way in.
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Corporations Rewriting US Labor Laws
Corporate lobbies have engaged in attack on US labor standards and workplace protections, including minimum wage laws, the amount of paid sick leave offered and even child labor protections.
Obamacare
CIA’s Washington Post Leaks Aimed at Silencing Drone Critics
Gareth Porter: CIA leaks to the Washington Post alleging Pakistani support for drone strikes a ploy to prop up increasingly unpopular program.
The Story of Solutions
What if the goal of our economy wasn't more, but better?
Immigration “Bed Mandate” Requires 34,000 People Detained Each Day
Activist points to increasing privatization of detention centers as being behind mandatory detention rules in immigration reform bill.
Max Blumenthal’s Goliath, Life and Loathing in Greater Israel Part I
On Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, author Max Blumenthal discusses his new book and traces the rise of Avigdor Lieberman and current policies of ethnic cleansing in Israel.