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Study shows working families choose between shelter, medical care and food
According to a February 2010 study by Feeding America, the largest hunger relief organization in the country, one in eight…
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Immigration prosecutions rose to new high in 2009
Federal immigration prosecutions rose to record levels in 2009. Most of the cases brought in federal courts involve non-violent immigrants…
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This country is not a ‘cash-strapped family’
If an earthquake had struck the United States, causing the loss of 7 million jobs, it would never occur to…
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More on the AIG bailout: taxpayers cover big banks’ gambling debts
September 2008. Insurance giant AIG is on the verge of collapse. Politicians, the Fed, economists and pundits flood the airwaves…
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What’s behind the Bradley Birkenfeld conviction?
Bradley Birkenfeld exposed the largest case of offshore tax evasion in history, and then was promptly sent to jail. Capitalist…
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USDA exempts Beef Products Inc. from regulation
Since 2007, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has allowed the sale of ammonia-treated beef trimmings that have not been tested…
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Taser survivor wins claim in federal court
On Dec. 28, the Ninth Circuit federal court of appeals in California issued a decision limiting the authority of police…
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PSL branch fights to defend the right to distribute leaflets
In Chicago, the Party for Socialism and Liberation is waging a legal struggle to defend the right for progressives to…
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Indiana slashes education funding in middle of school year
As government officials, economists and newscasters proclaim that the economic crisis is coming to a close or it is over,…
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Study: Bank bailouts tied to political connections
According to a University of Michigan study, U.S. banks that spent more money on political lobbying were more likely to…
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