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Pete Seeger’s green activism in New York and New Jersey

February 4, 2014 By Blake Skylar

Seeger did much for New Jersey, taking a stand against ocean dumping . And he thought that a graceful boat would draw people to their forgotten riverfronts and imagine a different future for the Hudson River

Marxist economist Richard Wolff draws overflow crowds

February 4, 2014 By Ed Rampell

They flocked to hear the unapologetically self-avowed "Marxian economist" who has long toiled in the obscurity of academia and left circles.

In states like Missouri and Texas, reproductive rights still struggle

February 4, 2014 By Elyse Vesser

Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court case, sought to make abortion legal, safe, and accessible, but 41 years later attacks on reproductive health care are still going strong.

Keystone XL report: some unions for, some against

February 4, 2014 By PAI

The department released its environmental impact statement on the project, which would transport 830,000 barrels of oil daily from Alberta's tar sands to refineries of the U.S. Gulf Coast. There are 30 days for public comments.

Move underway to expand early voting in Missouri

February 3, 2014 By Tony Pecinovsky

Voters in the Show Me State may have a special reason to get out the vote this fall, as a coalition is busily collecting signatures to qualify an early voting initiative to be placed on the...