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California ordered to release 40,000 prisoners
On Aug. 4, a panel of federal judges ordered the state of California to reduce its prison population by 40,000…
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Governor halts Boston meetings on planned transit fare increases
On Aug. 10, over 150 people attended the MBTA’s first and only public meeting on the agency’s proposal to raise…
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Obama administration testing new strategy in Afghanistan
For nearly eight years, U.S. troops have been sent to occupy one of the poorest countries on earth—a land that…
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Obama cleans up fewer toxic waste sites than Bush
Everyone knows that former President George W. Bush is no friend of the environment. Under his administration, animal species facing…
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Exclusive: Official inventory of George Jackson’s prison cell library
A listing books of found in George Jackson’s cell following his assassination on Aug. 21, 1971
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Backroom deal shapes health care reform
While town hall meetings are ostensibly turning health care reform into a public debate, the boundaries of the health care…
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Chicago mayor hands over millions to United Airlines
United Airlines announced Aug. 6 that it will be relocating its central operation headquarters to downtown Chicago’s Willis Tower (formerly…
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California oil severance tax kept off the table as politicians cut services
In late July 2009, the California Senate and State Assembly agreed on a budget that included more than $15 billion…
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Razing of California’s social spending sparks militant response
Within hours after the California legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a new state budget agreement that includes billions of…
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El caso para la próxima revolución
"Cuando cualquier Forma de Gobierno se vuelva destructora de estos fines, el Pueblo tiene el Derecho de alterar o abolirlo…
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