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The Better Angels of Our Nature
by Kety Esquivelposted May 21, 2010 - Arizona's new immigration law offers a choice between standing up for human rights or looking away while they're eroded. Which side will you be on?
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This Time, Equal Rights for All
by Sara Knightposted May 17, 2010 - LGBT people still aren't protected from workplace discrimination, but a bill under consideration could change that.
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New Challenges for Community Clinics
by Tom David, Jane Elizabeth Staffordposted May 04, 2010 - Now that a version of health care reform has passed, what will happen to the institutions that have helped the poor and uninsured cope: community clinics and health centers?
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Afghanistan: Should We Stay or Should We Go?
by Mark Englerposted May 04, 2010 - The time has come for a U.S. exit strategy in Afghanistan. But is "Out Now" a valid response? David Wildman, Sunita Viswanath, and Lorelei Kelly discuss how can we best support Afghan national stability.
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Of Wind Farms and Oil Spills
by Scott Gastposted Apr 29, 2010 - On Wednesday, the news headlines offered a stark comparison between two possible futures for energy production in America.
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On the Path to Climate Neutrality
by Richard Conlinposted Apr 22, 2010 - Seattle hopes to become North America's first climate neutral city. City council president Richard Conlin asks: What exactly are we getting ourselves into?
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Chicago’s $1.3 Million Experiment in Democracy
by Josh Lerner, Megan Wade Antieauposted Apr 20, 2010 - For the first time in the U.S., the city's 49th Ward lets taxpayers directly decide how public money is spent.
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Citizens United: People Strike Back
by Riki Ott, David Cobbposted Apr 16, 2010 - How states and people are mobilizing to defend democracy.
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The New Zealand Way: Another Approach to Health Care
by Ken Fabertposted Apr 08, 2010 - When I ask New Zealanders if they would rather have a system like that in the United States, the response is a unanimous and unequivocal “No!”
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A World Without Nuclear Weapons
posted Apr 08, 2010 - With support from across the political spectrum—and historic leadership from President Obama—we are at a tipping point in the struggle for nuclear abolition.
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A $67 Billion Victory for Students
by David Bollierposted Apr 01, 2010 - The student loan program was socializing risks and privatizing profits. New legislation will let students skip the corporate middlemen.
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Immigrants on the Trail of Dreams
posted Mar 26, 2010 - Four undocumented students are walking from Miami to Washington, D.C., risking deportation to tell the stories of immigrants living in the shadows.
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Goodbye, Granny D
by Rob Richieposted Mar 22, 2010 - Remembering the inspiring life of Doris Haddock, a great-grandmother from New Hampshire who decided, at age 88, to take a stand (and a very long walk) to protect democracy.
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Where Are Latinos in a Future Multiracial Society?
by Raúl Quiñones-Rosadoposted Mar 22, 2010 - The U.S. Census and other institutions fail to recognize a unique Latino racial identity. If we are to have a future as a truly multiracial society, this has to change.
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The Growing Movement for Publicly Owned Banks
by Ellen Brownposted Mar 17, 2010 - The momentum toward creating state-owned banks is increasing as more states look for ways to bypass Wall Street, balance their budgets, and get local economies moving.
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