National
In the “other Chicago,” mental health patients out of options
May 23, 2012Millions gathered in the Windy City for the NATO summit. But over in the "other Chicago" - the inner city, Latino and African American-majority neighborhoods, people are suffering.
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Three cheers for Mariela Castro’s visit to the U.S.
May 21, 2012Mariela Castro, staunch advocate and supporter of LGBT causes, daughter of Raul Castro and neice to Fidel Castro, is coming to the United States.
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Florida’s progressive forces unite against insurance company
May 21, 2012Progressive forces from around Florida converged here May 17 to protest Coventry Health Care's use of its mega-profits to oppose the Affordable Care Act.
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Reforming Wall Street is a job for the American people
May 21, 2012One has to ask if Wall Street has learned anything at all. But then again: why would they?
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Thousands converge on Chicago on first big day of protests
May 19, 2012Thousands rallied and marched peacefully in downtown Chicago Saturday in the biggest protests so far against NATO, the relic of the cold war holding a May 20-21 summit here.
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