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Alabama prevents Black voters from getting ID
Progressives across the U.S. should vigorously struggle against any such maneuver.
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The threatened shutdown of federal government in attempt to defund Planned Parenthood
We condemn in strongest terms the attempt of a group of extreme right-wing politicians in the House and Senate to…
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The mysterious gap in Hillary Clinton’s Haiti emails
In this age of near-total U.S. government secrecy, the truth about Washington’s actions is rarely found in the heavily redacted…
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Fracking: Oil and water do not mix
The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of homeowners in Oklahoma, stating that people may now sue the oil and…
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BP gets off cheap with $18.7 B settlement
Environmentalists are saying that BP is getting off easy and should be paying much, much more.
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The demagogue cometh: The Donald Trump campaign
Donald Trump, loud-mouth-in-chief, has recently been in the news for some of his earliest comments as a Presidential candidate.
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Supreme Court protects corporate polluters
The case centered on the EPA's 2011 rules about mercury and other emissions from power plants. Twenty-one states sued saying…
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Illinois budget battle, growing mass poverty, paycheckless millions
The only real budget solution for the majority of people in Illinois is to greatly expand social spending. In order…
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Historic Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage
The U.S. Supreme Court in a historic and profound ruling has upheld the civil right of same-sex couples to get…
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Marriage equality and peoples’ struggles win at the Supreme Court
With a remarkably open acknowledgment that the law must respond to the people, the Supreme Court today ruled that the…
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