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“In the Fields of the North” photos on the border wall

September 10, 2014 By David Bacon

"In the Fields of the North" is an exhibition of photographs of farm workers in the U.S., almost all migrants from Mexico.

Homeless youth need support now more than ever

September 8, 2014 By Frank McAlpin

This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act,, which has provided funding for services to youth experiencing homelessness across the nation.

Ailí Labañino in Australia talks about the Cuban Five

September 4, 2014 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

The Cuban Five, arrested by the FBI in Miami on September 12, 1998, were political prisoners; three still are.

Burger King’s new Whopper puts the bite on U.S. taxpayers

September 3, 2014 By Clyde Weiss

Next time you consider chomping into a Burger King Whopper, you might think about the bite this fast food giant is trying to take out of the American taxpayer.

U.S. use of sanctions could spur dollar’s decline

August 28, 2014 By Conn Hallinan

The recent round of sanctions aimed at Moscow over the crisis in the Ukraine could backfire by accelerating a move away from the dollar as the world's reserve currency.