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Time to Tax Financial Speculation
by Sarah Andersonposted Feb 09, 2010 - Activists, celebrities, and business leaders are uniting behind a proposal that would discourage speculative gambling.
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A Green and Fair Recovery
by Yvonne Liuposted Feb 04, 2010 - If equity factors prominently into the equation, an expanded green economy has tremendous potential to positively transform our communities, sustain the environment, and lift the quality of all our lives. But this won’t happen by chance.
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The True State of the Union
posted Jan 28, 2010 - Friends of YES! Magazine turn the president's address into a conversation about what it will really take to build a more perfect union.
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10 Ways to Stop Corporate Dominance of Politics
by Fran Kortenposted Jan 25, 2010 - The recent Supreme Court decision to allow unlimited corporate spending in politics just may be the straw that breaks the plutocracy’s back.
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4 Positive, Practical Steps for Responding to Citizens United
by Riki Ottposted Jan 22, 2010 - How should true patriots respond to the expansion of corporate power?
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Whose Rights?
by Thomas Linzey, Mari Margilposted Jan 21, 2010 - Pro-democracy groups are mobilizing against a Supreme Court decision that will allow corporations to funnel money directly to candidates for federal office.
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Year One: How Did Obama Do on Foreign Policy?
by John Fefferposted Jan 20, 2010 - The Obama administration banned torture and worked toward nuclear disarmament... but also escalated U.S. military operations. John Feffer gives it a C minus.
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Between Overworked and Out of Work
by Dean Bakerposted Jan 15, 2010 - Giving employers incentives to offer paid time off would boost employment, stimulate the economy, and help the U.S. move toward a healthier life-work balance.
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Obama Needs Our Help
by Jonathan Roweposted Jan 14, 2010 - Jonathan Rowe: With presidents constrained by forces we can’t even see, the story of presidential achievement is in large measure the story of the movements that make action possible.
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Reaping the Dividends of Reduced Emissions
by Mike Sandlerposted Jan 13, 2010 - California residents stand to gain a lot from the state's efforts to cap greenhouse gases: less pollution, greener infrastructure, and a yearly check in the mailbox.
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"Regulators Should No Longer Ignore Rigorous Science"
by Sandra Diazposted Jan 11, 2010 - In a broad new study, scientists conclude that the impacts of mountaintop removal are "pervasive and irreversible."
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EPA Implements Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
by Rik Langendoenposted Jan 06, 2010 - An EPA rule requiring large polluters to report greenhouse gases went into effect December 29, 2009.
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Debt Relief: The Results Are In
by Hayley Hathawayposted Dec 17, 2009 - Debt relief has allowed poor nations to pay for schools and health care instead of loan interest. A new bill in the U.S. Congress would offer relief to more countries and make lending more responsible.
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Lessons from the Attack on Van Jones
by Rob Biko Bakerposted Dec 15, 2009 - Jones is a powerful role model in or out of the White House.
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Seattle's Climate Commitment
posted Dec 11, 2009 - Video: When the U.S. failed to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, the city of Seattle decided to adopt it on a municipal level. Richard Conlin, president of the Seattle City Council and a YES! board member, discusses what that has meant for the city.
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