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The Slow Track to High Speed Rail
In April 2009, President Obama stood with Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and announced his grand vision for a national high-speed rail system. Less than 100 days into
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May Day 2013
This May Day, over 1000 immigrant workers and their community allies rallied in East Boston’s Central Square to call for improved wages, safer working conditions, and for Congress to pass immigration reform. A series
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Northeastern Plans to Divest from Adidas Over Labor Issues
UPDATE: On Thursday, April 25, a representative from the Progressive Student Alliance announced that Adidas and the PT Kizone workers have reached a precedent-setting settlement for a “substantial sum” to be paid to the
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Petition Power: More than 330,000 Reject Holder’s “Too Big to Jail”
This article originally appeared on Campaign for America’s Future. On Tuesday, activists in more than a dozen cities across the country delivered more than 330,000 signatures to U.S. Department of Justice offices calling on
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CARTOON: Iron Lady
Image and text of “Iron Lady” by Carloss Latuff. See more of Carlos’ work here
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10 Questions About Corporate Personhood
Since the debate over corporate personhood was revamped during and following the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. The Federal Election Commission in 2010, many people have been asking: what does it mean
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99% Spotlight: Emad Burnat’s 5 Broken Cameras
A car alarm is heard, and the sound of running. The camera jiggles from side to side as if it were bouncing on the back of a horse. After a few moments, the camera
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The Perils of Pot Prohibition
At the end of 2011, there were over 7 million inmates, parolees, and probationers under supervision by our nation’s corrections system. Out of these millions, over 1.5 million people were doing their time for
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CARTOON: Indirect Costs
“Corporate Capitalism” by Kip Lyall. To see more of Kip’s work, visit his website
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CISPA Still Threatens Civil Liberties
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) was introduced on November 30, 2011, and was passed by the House of Representatives on April 26, 2012. The bill stalled in the Senate in February
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