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7 Institutions That Have Grown So Monstrously Big They Threaten to Destroy America
By Richard Eskow Bigger isn’t always better. From the Tower of Babel to Teddy Roosevelt’s trust-busting, that principle’s been enshrined in law and legend since the dawn of history. Have we forgotten the lesson? Corporations, databases, storehouses of personal and … Continue reading
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Tagged banks, business, corporations, economy, influence, investing, law, life, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, politics, Taco Bell, United States, wall street, Walmart
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Many cities face long waits to regain lost jobs
By Tim Mullaney Most U.S. cities won’t regain all the local jobs lost in the recession until 2015 or later. Top performers: College towns, oil centers, military base communities. More than half of all U.S. metro areas won’t regain the … Continue reading
Texas’ Abortion Restrictions Failed, But Other States Are Successfully Advancing Them
By Tara Culp-Ressler After a battle that stretched throughout Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning, state Sen. Wendy Davis (D) successfully blocked a stringent anti-abortion bill from winning approval in the Texas legislature. Davis noted that defeating SB 5 — … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Abortion clinic, Mississippi, North Dakota, politics, Texas, Texas Legislature, United States, Wendy Davis
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The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Hypocrisy
By Ari Berman In his dissent in the Defense of Marriage Act case today, Justice Scalia wrote: “We have no power to decide this case. And even if we did, we have no power under the Constitution to invalidate this … Continue reading
Voting Rights Act Decision: ‘Why We Must Fight For Our Right To Vote’
By Derek T. Dingle In two months, we will officially commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. It was a historic moment in which more than 250,000 citizens – predominantly African American – flooded our nation’s capital to … Continue reading
Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense Of Marriage Act
By Eyder Peralta In a highly anticipated ruling today, the Supreme Court ruled the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. “DOMA is unconstitutional as a deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment,” SCOTUSblog reports. The … Continue reading
Affirmative Action Court Ruling: Can the Policy Survive?
By Keli Goff Now that the Supreme Court has kicked Fisher v. University of Texas, its first major affirmative action case in a decade, back to the lower court, the outcome is still up on the air. But something that … Continue reading
Child Poverty Has Risen Even As Unemployment Falls
By Bryce Covert Even as unemployment has gradually declined, the child poverty rate has been on the rise, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Between 2010 and 2011, the number of children living in poverty … Continue reading
Anna Deavere Smith – Four American characters
Anna Deavere Smith is a jewel of social consciousness and as an entertainer. Can you identify the four characters?
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