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Free College, Cancelled Debt: Will This Soon Be America's Reality?
In an exciting development, Democrats in the House and Senate have introduced matching resolutions to guarantee that all students have access to debt-free college educations.
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NSA Phone Surveillance Revealed By Edward Snowden Ruled Illegal
The U.S. court of appeals has ruled that the bulk collection of telephone metadata is unlawful, in a landmark decision that clears the way for a full legal challenge against the National Security Agency.
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What Alberta's shocking election results could mean for the oil sands
As Alberta overthrows its oil-rich conservatives, the world is waiting to see what it will mean for the infamous Oil Sands.
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Democrats Push for $12 Minimum With "Raise the Wage Act"
Party leaders are rallying behind new legislation that would raise the wage to $12 an hour, well beyond the $10.10 effort that failed to pass when Democrats controlled the Senate.
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Bernie Sanders Calls for "Political Revolution" Against Billionaire Class
"I get very frightened about the future of American democracy when this becomes a battle between billionaires. We need a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.”
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Finland's Elections Reveal Functional Democracy In a Divided Society
Finland is also not immune to the growing politics of prejudice surging in Europe since the financial crash.
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New Bill Could Spur Growth of Worker Cooperatives in California
The bill eases barriers to raising capital and allowing people to invest in worker coops, taking a step toward a solution to the state's growing income inequality.
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Chipotle Becomes First Fast Food Chain to Go GMO-Free
Starting this week, Chipotle’s 1,831 restaurants are now using non-GMO corn and has made a switch from soybean oil to GMO-free sunflower oil and rice bran oil for their cooking.
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Stepping Out From Shadow of Patriot Act, It's Time To End NSA Data Collection
Maintaining a database of phone records upends a fundamental premise of the Constitution – the government should intrude on Americans’ private lives only if it has probable cause to suspect criminal activity.
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Broke Cities and Broken Bodies – It’s Time to Make the Connections
The bankers get our money, charge us for taking it and leave cities’ budgets bare. Schools close, small businesses shut down, social programs fold and only the cops remain.