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Slow-Rolling Massacre Unfolds in the Shadow of Shocking High-Profile Shooting Sprees
What happened in Newtown isn't supposed to happen anywhere.
Beyond Domestic Violence Statistics, One Woman’s Story Shows Federal Funding Is Crucial
Why is Congress stalling on renewing the Violence Against Women Act?
American Gallery: There is No One Face of Hunger
The numbers of hungry Americans is striking; Bacon's photos give them a face.
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Republican and Democratic “Remedies” Ensure More Crises, but Alternatives That Work Are Taboo
Both Republican and Democratic plans for the economy leave the system that produced this crisis and will produce more crises unchanged. There IS an alternative, argues economist Rick Wolff.
“We Are Running Out of Time”: Obama Urged to Match Rhetoric to Action on Climate Deal
Most major issues remain unresolved at the U.N. climate summit in Doha as negotiators enter the final stretch of the two-week summit.
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American Justice: Marijuana Convicts Scarred While BP Execs Untouched
While young black males are disenfranchised for life for dealing modest amounts of weed, BP can expect to be back to business as usual despite its horrific crimes.
Washington’s Serious People Are on the War Path Against Middle-Income and Poor People
DC's so-called leaders want us to believe that redistributing income from the 99 percent to them and their friends is what the market demands.
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Henry A. Giroux | Hurricane Sandy in the Age of Disposability and Neoliberal Terror
Democracy can only approach its promise when it protects all members of society.
Most New Jobs Don’t Require College Education
Jeannette Wicks-Lim: The possibility of educating one's way out of poverty is getting dim as most new jobs only require a high school education.
Jonathan Kozol: Fire in the Ashes and the Children of the South Bronx
A South Bronx tale with a global message for children, parents and educators everywhere.