How Rightwing Groups Wield Secret 'Toolkit' To Plot Against U.S. Unions

Rightwing activists are launching a nationwide drive to persuade public-sector trade union members to tear up their membership cards and stop paying dues, posing a direct threat to the progressive movement in America.

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Fears Grow As Rightwing Billionaires Battle to Erode U.S. Union Rights

Supreme court hears arguments Monday in a case that could strip unions of a major source of income – amid worries that the unions will lose.

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To Mark Thanksgiving, Activists Launch Guantánamo Protest Along Camp's Perimeter

Fourteen peace activists from across the U.S. began a protest vigil and fast outside the U.S. military detention camp on Wednesday to draw attention to ongoing human rights abuses at the prison.

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Pay Up Or Go To Jail: How A Mississippi Town Resurrected the Debtors' Prison

A poor single mother is seeking justice against the city of Biloxi after she was imprisoned for not paying $400 in court fees.

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Republican Candidates Take In $62 Million from Donors Tied To Fossil Fuels

By far the greatest beneficiary of fossil fuel donations has been Ted Cruz

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Kansas Academic Asks Judge to Keep Koch Brothers Correspondence Sealed

Students want to expose the documents as part of their exploration of conflicts of interest – and violation of academic principles – involving the Kochs and $1.4 million in funding they have provided the University of Kansas.

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Susan Sarandon and Slavoj Žižek Lead Celebrity Call for Greater Whistleblower Protections

The public can finally see for themselves the war crimes, corruption, mass surveillance and abuses of power of the U.S. government and other governments around the world.

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Federal Court Strikes Down Republican-Backed Voter ID Law In North Carolina

Ruling that "the right to vote is fundamental," a N.C. appeals court reinstated the right to register to vote and cast a ballot on the same day, and to vote outside one's home precinct.

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A.L.E.C. Launches Ultra-Conservative Lobby Group to Corrupt Government At Local Level

Under the American City County Exchange, local and city councils will see more privatization, more public services sold off or cut, and decision-making increasingly in the hands of large corporations far away.

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U.S. Police Departments are Increasingly Militarized

An ACLU report cites soaring use of war zone equipment and tactics in American cities.

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