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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What’s the Real Cost of Your Cheap Fast Food?
The workers joining the nationwide fast food strike are our neighbors, friends, fellow citizens. But their strike is not just about their plight. It is about all of us, and the kind of country we want to live in.
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On the Eve of Possible Strikes on Syria, Forces of Peace Gather in New York
Polls show a vast majority of Americans oppose military intervention in Syria, as rallies against U.S. air strikes were held in over 50 U.S. cities during Labor Day weekend.
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Berliners Protest Russia's Anti-gay Law Ahead of Winter Olympics
Some 4,000 people turned out Saturday for a demonstration in Berlin under the motto “Enough is Enough,” calling on the German government and all sponsors of the 2014 Winter Olympics to demand an end to Russia's homophobic legislation.
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U.S. Executive Pay Soars As "The Outrageous Has Become the Everyday"
According to figures released last week, 38% of the top-paid CEOs of U.S. companies over the past two decades were fired or headed companies that were either bailed out by taxpayers or forced to pay significant fraud-related fines.
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Turn The Light On! It's Us Or Them For the Future of the Web
Will a new generation of whistleblowers set us free? If we’re going to win the web-game back, we’re going to need them more than ever.
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Resisting Foreclosure: Rising Up for a Dream Called Home
In her new book, Laura Gottesdiener shows how black Americans have historically been dispossessed of home, property and adequate work as a de facto economic policy.
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EXPOSED: Snowden Leaks $52B "Black Budget" Summary Detailing U.S. Spying Efforts
The 178-page budget summary for the National Intelligence Program describes the successes, failures and objectives of 16 U.S. spy agencies, mapping a bureaucratic and operational landscape that has never been subject to public scrutiny.
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The End of Snow: A Warming Planet Dooms the Sport of Skiing
At Mount Hood in Oregon, some of the iconic mountain’s dozen glaciers have shrunk 60 percent and the U.S.'s only year-round ski site is melting away.
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Syria: Witnesses Of Gas Attack Say Saudis Supplied Rebels With Chemical Weapons
Rebels and local residents in Ghouta accuse Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan of providing chemical weapons to an al-Qaida linked rebel group.
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Investigation: The NYPD Division of Un-American Activities
After 9/11, the NYPD built in effect its own CIA — and its Demographics Unit delved deeper into the lives of citizens than did the NSA.
