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Why Americans Are So Ignorant | Why Chris Christie Is As Dangerous As Scott Walker | Monsanto's Next Target: Democracy
Monsanto's Next Target: Democracy
Ronnie Cummins, Katherine Paul, AlterNet
The battle for food sovereignty is a battle we cannot afford to lose. READ MORE»
Big Pharma Company Jacks Up Price of
Overdose Live Saver by 1100%: Now, More People Will Die
Tessie Castillo, AlterNet
Naloxone is key to fighting overdose deaths, but sky-high prices threaten community distribution programs. READ MORE»
Lawrence Davidson, Consortium News
Sure propaganda, government secrecy and Fox News have a lot to do with it. But there are broader societal pressures as well. READ MORE»
The Darker Side of Margaret Thatcher: From Austerity to Apartheid
By Amy Goodman, Tariq Ali, Democracy Now!
Thatcher became synonymous with austerity economics as she dealt a major blow to the union movement and ushered in a wave of privatization. READ MORE»
By Don Hazen, AlterNet
By Christie's deeds and his words, he is clearly committed to the death of the labor movement and every other sort of social progress. READ MORE»
Tent Cities Are Cropping Up in the Same
Place Where Tech Millionaires Are Being Minted
By Lauren Feeney, Cameron Hickey, BillMoyers.com
Exposing the striking disparities wealth and poverty in California's Silicon Valley. READ MORE»
By Katie McDonough, Salon
Researchers found that the more media attention a woman received for her looks, the less likely she was to win. READ MORE»
Social Security: Can Democrats Save Obama
From Himself?
By Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post
The plan to cut Social Security will destroy any hope of recovery. READ MORE»
How America's Imperial Class Has Hijacked
Human Rights to Further Its Interests
By Chris Hedges, Truthdig
There is a campaign to turn U.S. human rights organizations into propagandists for pre-emptive war and apologists for empire. READ MORE»
5 Reasons Why You Should Be Willing to Risk
Arrest to Protect Public Education
By Allison LaFave, Policymic
Last Wednesday, thousands of Chicagoans turned out to demonstrate against school closures — 127 were detained and ticketed. READ MORE»
Have Wall Street's "Third Way" Democrats
Ever Been Right About Anything?
By Richard (RJ) Eskow, Campaign for America's Future
The Big Money front group is an enemy of the public interest. READ MORE»
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