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Could you survive on $2 a day?
December 18, 2012Nearly 1.4 million American households live on that much per person.
Read moreSandy Hook vigils mourn victims, vow action
December 17, 2012Candlelight vigils were held nationwide mourning the victims of the Dec. 14 massacre. They promised hope for a national conversation and vows for action on mental health care and gun control.
Read moreCongressional progressives: “Chained CPI” throws seniors off the cliff
December 17, 2012Members of the Progressive Caucus in Congress are calling on colleagues to oppose what they say is nothing more than a dangerous back-door attempt to cut Social Security.
Read moreHow to rebuild after the violence in Conneticut
December 14, 2012Once again violence has shattered a place of innocence, and an elementary school in Connecticut takes on the appearance of a battlefield.
Read moreThreatened Philly school closings face growing resistance
December 14, 2012The district announced the names of the schools to be shuttered; in the late afternoon a dense crowd of hundreds of protesters massed on the steps of district headquarters.
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