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Children’s mental health and war
July 7, 2011Children of soldiers deployed in Iraq for longer times were more likely to have mental health issues than those whose parents were not.
Read moreJackass’s Ryan Dunn: a bad role model
July 6, 2011Once I heard the circumstances of Ryan Dunn's death, I was not only paying attention - I was concerned.
Read moreActivists meet in Minneapolis at Netroots conference
June 22, 2011Netroots was stocked with workshops about online activism and how the progressive movement aims to overcome recent attacks against working people by the GOP and it's extreme right-wing.
Read moreTired of pollution, Chicago students demand clean air
June 16, 2011Dozens of students, calling themselves the "Anti-Pollution Revolution," from high schools in Chicago's mostly Mexican American neighborhood protested against local power plants.
Read morePhiladelphia principals join teachers to slam mass layoffs
June 15, 2011Hundreds of school employees and supporters packed the meeting of the School Reform Commission to protest the district's announced 1,500 layoffs.
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