We have to be smart in how we fight against Trump and the Republican Party this time around. That means picking our battles wisely, and not taking bait that’s dangled in front of our faces.
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Efforts to Deliver "Kill Shot" to Paid Sick Leave Tied to ALEC
Workers in more than 700 large American cities must choose between spreading their illness and getting paid.
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Challenging Corporate Rule: From Growing Profit to Growing Food
Over the years, food has been converted from nourishment to a mass-marketed consumer product.
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Can Local Lawmakers Stop The Spread Of Drones?
Two New York Assemblymen have introduced bills that would sharply limit the use of drones by law enforcement agencies in the state.
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Secret Files Expose the Global Impact of Offshore Tax Havens
In what's being dubbed the biggest document leak since Wikileaks, a cache of 2.5 million files has cracked open the secrets of more than 120,000 offshore companies and trusts, exposing hidden dealings of politicians, con men and the mega-rich the world over.
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The NRA's Plan For Our Schools: More Guns
The NRA introduced “model legislation” for placing armed guards in schools, a process which will rely on the same background checks the organization vehemently opposes.
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Why Did 28,000 Rivers in China Suddenly Disappear?
Pollution is destroying China's limited resources.
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U.S. Sees Highest Poverty Spike Since the 1960s
20 per cent of the country’s children are now classified as poor.
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Exclusive: Interview with the Widow of Tunisia’s Slain Popular Leader
Basma Khalfaoui, whose husband Chokri Belaid of the Popular Front was gunned down in February, talks about freedoms and the future of Tunisia.
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Utah's Students Forced to Push Fossil Fuel Propaganda for Earth Day
Some Utahns are outraged that the Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining sponsored an Earth Day poster contest extolling the virtues of oil, gas and mining.
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Top Senator Apologizes for Monsanto Protection Act
Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland released a statement apologizing to the public for the passing of the Monsanto Protection Act, stating the legislation was buried deep in a government spending bill to "prevent a government shutdown."
