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California Works to Pass a Homeless Bill of Rights
May 5, 2013 | News & Notes
The state assembly is considering a bill to ensure "basic justice" for its 160,000 homeless men, women and children.
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State by State: Death Penalty Laws
March 29, 2013

See where each U.S. state draws the line on capital punishment. Continue reading

Voters cast their Election Day ballots at Harrison High School in Harrison, Montana. The high school is a polling station for Harrison, Pony, Norris and other surrounding rural areas. (AP Photo/Janie Osborne)
Key Ballot Initiatives: What Passed, What Didn’t?
November 7, 2012 | News & Notes

See some of the ways our nation changed thanks to new state ballot initiatives. Continue reading

FILE - In this May 16, 2012 file photo, Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks in Fort Lauderdale. Florida Gov. Rick Scott, long opposed President Barack Obama's remake of the health insurance market. After President Obama won re-election, the Republican governor softened his tone. He said he wanted to "have a conversation" with the administration about implementing the 2010 law. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)
Where do America’s Most Uninsured States Stand on the Obamacare Medicaid Expansion?
Updated February 21, 2013

See which governors with high numbers of uninsured constituents opted out of Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion, and which — like Florida’s Rick Scott — reluctantly jumped on board. Continue reading

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State Ballot Initiatives to Watch
October 26, 2012

Take a closer look at hot-button initiatives Americans will be voting for or against on November 6. Continue reading

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What’s Wrong With the Stop Special Interest Money Now Act?
October 26, 2012

Peter Dreier tells Laura Flanders why he thinks California’s Stop Special Interest Money Now Act is really a sneak attack on unions. Continue reading

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Labeling GMO Foods
July 12, 2012
Support campaigns for transparency in food labeling so people know what they're eating
Waves crash against the cliffs of Big Sur, Calif. A new report says erosion could cause coastal cliffs to retreat more than 100 feet by 2100. (AP Photo/Anja Schlein, FILE)
Climate Change: The Latest Inconvenient Truth
June 27, 2012 | Connecting the Dots
A new report serves as a reminder that denying climate change doesn't make it go away.
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This Week in Dark Money – June 8, 2012
June 8, 2012 | Money & Politics
Mother Jones' Friday roundup of the must-read articles and significant events involving money and politics this week.
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Mapping Global Disease Outbreaks
February 24, 2012

Use an interactive map from the Council on Foreign Relations to plot vaccine-preventable outbreaks around the world. Continue reading

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