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  1. Does Income Inequality Cause High Teen Pregnancy Rates? MTV 'Teen Mom' reunion
    5 May 2012 … Matt Yglesias writes in Slate that Mitt Romney’s Liberty University commencement address included a line about the correlation between education and family values, and economic prosperity. In his speech, Romney pointed out that “for those who graduate from high school, Continue reading
  2. Madeline Janis
    5 May 2013 … Madeline Janis is currently the National Policy Director of the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE), which she co-founded. LAANE believes that businesses benefiting from government tax breaks or contracts should repay the city by improving the lives, Continue reading
  3. What George Floyd’s Dying Breaths Tell Our Fractured Nation Chicago Car Caravan - Justice 4 George Floyd, Illinois, USA on May 30, 2020 Credit: Flickr, risingthermals)
    6 Jun 2020 … As George Floyd’s daughter said, in death, her daddy changed the world. The least the rest of us can do is try to make that change permanent. Continue reading
  4. Chris Hedges on Reporting on War — And Paying For It Chris Hedges
    3 Mar 2003 … Foreign correspondent Chris Hedges on the human toll of war, and Libertarian conservative Lew Rockwell on war's long-term economic effects. Continue reading
  5. Five Facts You Should Know About the Hyde Amendment Henry Hyde
    1 Jan 2013 … Learn key points about the law that prevents federal programs from funding abortion. Continue reading
  6. What Would Howard Zinn Say?
    7 Jul 2017 … Historian and activist Howard Zinn died in 2010, and the progressive world greatly misses his spirit and guidance. One wonders what he'd have to say about America today — one in which senators create legislation in secret and a president Continue reading
  7. Keeping Big Box Stores in Check
    7 Jul 2013 … Learn why large chain stores like Walmart and Target might slow local economic growth, and what some communities are doing to ensure fair play. Continue reading
  8. The Larger Story Is Not Over
    12 Dec 2020 … The Republican Party has become a dangerous faction trying to destroy American democracy. But Republicans who still value democracy and their traditional values of equality before the law and equal access to resources could repudiate the radicals who have taken Continue reading
  9. Record Number of Americans Can’t Afford Their Rent
    12 Dec 2013 … A new report finds that half of all renters pay more rent than they can afford -- defined as 30 percent of their income or more. Continue reading
  10. Criminalizing Dissent and Harvesting Votes in California’s Central Valley Brenna Bell, center, with the Miami Activist Defense, is arrested by Miami-Dade Police officers after she and others refused to disperse in front of the Miami-Dade County Jail Friday, Nov. 21, 2003 in Miami. More than 30 people were arrested after demanding the release of demonstrators that had been arrested during Thursdays skirmishes between hundreds of anti-globalization activists and police. Protesters say the proposed free trade zone will siphon thousands of jobs to other countries, reduce workers' rights by exploiting cheap labor and harm the environment. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
    2 Feb 2004 … In an increasingly security-conscious America, is the government taking aim at our civil liberties? And unlikely allies in the fight to protect a California community. Continue reading