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The Symbolism of one Adjunct Professor's Death
If one obscure college professor dies, does it make any difference? If you're Margaret Mary Vojtko, yes. Margaret Mary died last summer at age 83 - and her death has turned her name into an ...
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Who Needs a Boss? The New York Times Magazine features worker co-ops
In her It's the Economy column this week, titled Who Needs a Boss?, Shaila Dewan explores the resurgence of worker-owned cooperatives and the pitfalls they face obtaining traditional capital. Follo...
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New Study: Autism Linked to Environment
California's sevenfold increase in autism cannot be explained by changes in doctors' diagnoses and most likely is due to environmental exposures, University of California scientists reported ...
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Science alone can't save us, says famous climate scientist (gulp)
Last week, I sounded off in response to a new climate change report released by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The New York Times called the report a "sharper, clearer, and
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Co-operatives and mutuals | Social Enterprise Network | The Guardian
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Obama's New NSA Proposal and Democratic Partisan Hackery - The Intercept
Dispatches Obama's New NSA Proposal and Democratic Partisan Hackery I vividly recall the first time I realized just how mindlessly and uncritically supportive of President Obama many Democrats were
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Don't Rob the Social Sciences of Peer Review and Public Dollars
Legislation making its way through the U.S. House of Representatives would significantly reduce National Science Foundation funds for the social sciences and interfere with the agency's peer-review
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Three Ways to Cut Wall Street Out of the 'Housing Recovery'
Is the U.S. housing market really recovering? That depends on who you ask. Housing prices are on the rise again, but that gain is being driven chiefly by Wall Street investors, who in the past two ...
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Hobby Lobby- Retirement Plans Invest in Companies Manufacturing Contraceptives
Mother Jones Wow! According to an analysis of financials for Hobby Lobby. Reporters for Mother Jones discovered $73 million in mutual funds with investments in the companies that manufacturer ...
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Measles outbreak in Orange County, California worst in decades
An outbreak of measles in Orange County, California is the worst health officials have seen in two decades. Twenty-one county residents have been diagnosed with measles in 2014, including 7 who have
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Mounting an ecosocialist defence of the besieged Bolivarian Revolution
April 4, 2014 -- While the Venezuelan economy remains largely dependent on oil, with the leadership of the late President Hugo Chavez the country made important gains in land and wealth redistribut...
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U.S. gas exports: disenfranchising Maryland to spite Russia? [Commentary]
So, the United States can still respond quickly when democratic norms are trampled by a dictatorial power abroad. Good for Ukraine. Too bad Washington doesn't seem to care when the trampling occurs
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The 5 Best And Worst Food Desert Cities
In the U.S., many of the poorest citizens have the worst access to nutritious foods. They live in "food deserts"--places that lack convenient markets or stores that sell fresh fruits, vegetables ...
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This machine can tell whether you're liberal or conservative
Thomas Jefferson was a smart dude. And in one of his letters to John Adams, dated June 27, 1813, Jefferson made an observation about the nature of politics that science is only now, two centuries ...
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Why We All Should Care About the Mayoral Race in Jackson, Mississippi
For those of us living far from the south, discussions of Mississippi may make us recall the Civil Rights Movement, some period in time we now think more likely relevant in a history book. But ...
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White House defends soaring number of deportations for minor crimes
The White House has defended a four-fold increase in the deportation of undocumented immigrants for minor crimes such as driving offences, insisting it is simply complying with "administration ...
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Congress May Extend Corporate Tax Breaks But Not Unemployment Benefits
Aerial view of the Washington Monument and Mall/ Sgt. Andy Dunaway If you want a story about the illogic that rules Washington, look no further than this. There are a bunch of "temporary" corporate
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Hayden suggests Feinstein too 'emotional' about CIA interrogation techniques
Former CIA and National Security Agency director Michael Hayden suggested Sunday that Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) might have compromised the objectivity of a
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Toyota is becoming more efficient by replacing robots with humans
Car makers have embraced automation and replaced humans with robots for years. But Toyota is deliberately taking a step backward and replacing automated machines in some factories in Japan and ...
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Judge Throws Out Suit Challenging Assassination of 16-Year-Old
Last Friday, a US District Court judge threw out a lawsuit brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and ACLU Nationwide. The suite challenged the constitutionality of assassinating U.S...
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Quirky, Employee-Owned Chain Touted As 'Walmart Slayer' By Forbes Magazine
Walmart, its very name brings with it an image of a soulless corporation, a company which abuses its employees down so much that they will rip the company to shreds on their own internal website ...
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Governor O'Malley: Don't Trash our Community! Go green and stop the incinerator!
For the health of our community and our children we are calling on Governor Martin O'Malley to stop the proposed trash burning incinerator from being...
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MichaelMoore.com
Donna Smith Donna Smith, American SiCKO, is executive director of the Health Care for All Colorado Foundation ACA, Obamacare, Single Payer, Medicare for all for life, SiCKO, Michael Moore, Donna ...
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Rich people rule!
Everyone thinks they know that money is important in American politics. But how important? The Supreme Court's Gilded Age reasoning in McCutcheon v. FEC has inspired a flurry of commentary regarding
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In Defense of Their Land and Water: A Photo Essay | The Indypendent