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California Teachers Divest Pension Fund From Assault Weapons
After Sandy Hook, a bold collective move to take the union's money out of guns.
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The Draft: A War-Killer
History shows that when we have a draft, our lawmakers are less enthusiastic to start wars, and more enthusiastic to end them quickly.
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What the 1% Heard During Obama’s State of the Union Speech
Obama's State of the Union address was such a speech - a pro-corporate agenda packaged with chocolate covered rhetoric for the masses; easy to swallow, but deadly poisonous.
You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby (Or Have You?)
Yes, weu2019ve come a long way, but without achieving full access to legal abortion, comprehensive childcare, or equal pay.
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Michael Moore | How Oscar Nominee Emad Burnat Was Held at LAX
Michael Moore: The Americans in the dining room apologized to Emad for the way our government and its security police treated him.
Will a Higher Minimum Wage Cost Jobs?
Bob Pollin on the theory that a higher minimum wage will reduce jobs available to young people entering the work force and won't reduce poverty.
W.E.B. Du Bois vs. Booker T. Washington – Then and Now
Anthony Monteiro : Feb. 23, 2013 is the 145th anniversary of the birth of Du Bois, considered a founder of the civil rights movement and father of Pan Africanism.
Tunisia’s Unfinished Revolution: From Dictatorship to Democracy?
Why are Tunisians back in the streets? Is this Tunisia's “unfinished revolution”?
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Climate Change Is Drowning Out “Jobs vs. Environment” Debate
Many are arguing that investment to prevent global warming is the real job-creator.
On Our Own or All Together? The Troublesome Question of Aging
Given this huge demographic, itu2019s not surprising that more movies now focus on the tribulations of the old.