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“The Great Dictator” of New Jersey crosses a bridge too far
January 13, 2014No one who is knowledgeable about Jersey politics knows of a more reactionary, anti-labor, and personally abusive governor in the state's recent history.
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Snowden and our civil liberties
January 13, 2014We add our voice to the many calling for clemency for Edward Snowden, the whistle-blower who exposed the National Security Agency's massive domestic spying program.
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Amidst 40th anniversary, attacks on Endangered Species Act persist
January 10, 2014The Act has encountered obstacles and outright attacks, in an atmosphere where climate change and environmental havoc are growing problems.
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Jobless rate drops because 525,000 stop searching
January 10, 2014The unemployment rate ended up at 6.7 percent in December, down from 7.9 percent at the end of 2012 and 0.3 percent but only because more than half a million people stopped looking for work altogether,...
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Ape personhood is step in right direction
January 10, 2014Last month, an organization called the Nonhuman Rights Project filed a lawsuit in New York seeking the recognition of chimpanzees as legal persons.
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