Politics
Syria airstrikes added $10 billion to missile manufacturer stock values
April 16, 2018War, who is it good for? Missile manufacturers, that’s who.
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Sanders rouses progressive candidates with call to fight party establishments
April 13, 2018One goal of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee conference is to build a nationwide group of progressive elected officials who know each other and can trade ideas within states and across state lines.
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‘The Souls of Poor Folk’: Saving the soul of U.S. democracy
April 13, 2018The report is not intended to remain on the shelf as a passive record of injustices. Rather, it is a tool for combating damning myths about poverty and organizing struggle.
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Paul Ryan quit fearing Democratic wave in November, say Wisconsinites
April 12, 2018Ryan will continue to influence the GOP via money: He has some $14 million on-hand and already raised another $40 million for the RNC.
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Women workers score a court victory for Equal Pay Day
April 11, 2018Fresno County schools hired Aileen Rizo, but, basing its decision on her prior pay, paid her a starting salary $13,000 below a man in an identical job. That’s illegal.
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