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How Inequality Wrecks Everything We Care About
The ladder of opportunity for Americau2019s middle class depends on strong and accessible public educational institutions, libraries, state parks and municipal pools.
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The Secret of Joy: Six Lessons From Quebec’s “Maple Spring“
Lessons to learn from the brave students of Quebec.
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The Wisconsin Uprising Lives On
And even though Walker will remain in the governor's mansion, the grassroots movement that originally swelled to combat his right-wing policies has not simply withered away into obscurity.
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House Democrats Propose Increasing Minimum Wage to $10
A group of House Democrats have proposed increasing the minimum wage to $10, which, as Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) pointed out would allow the wage to u201ccatch upu201d …
The Silver Lining in Walker’s Victory
Walker won because he had a vision, however brutish, and he forged a rich-poor alliance that supports it. Barrett lost because he stood for nothing, because the Democrat Party …
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Drone Kill List: Not News?
Depite the gravity of the issue, even the NYT can't make drone kill lists a media issue.
Resistance to NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk Comes to DC as Lawmakers, Groups Urge Justice Dept. Probe
Dozens of New York lawmakers and several advocacy groups are convening on Capitol Hill today to call on the Justice Department to investigate the New York City Police Departmentu2019s …
Gold Rush in Haiti! Who Will Get Rich?
The gold rush that has been quietly shaping up over the past several years promises to produce some $20 billion in wealth, but where will the money go?
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Meat Glue for Dinner?
"Transglutaminase is an enzyme made by the fermentation of bacteria and added to meat pieces to make them stick together. Yes, "meat glue" — it's what's for dinner!"
US Rejected 2005 Iranian Offer Ensuring No Nuclear Weapons
France and Germany were prepared in spring 2005 to negotiate on an Iranian proposal to convert all of its enriched uranium to fuel rods, making it impossible to use …