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Why Americans Are So Ignorant | Why Chris Christie Is As Dangerous As Scott Walker | Monsanto's Next Target: Democracy

Monsanto's Next Target: Democracy

Ronnie Cummins, Katherine Paul, AlterNet

The battle for food sovereignty is a battle we cannot afford to lose. READ MORE»

Big Pharma Company Jacks Up Price of Overdose Live Saver by 1100%: Now, More People Will Die

Tessie Castillo, AlterNet

Naloxone is key to fighting overdose deaths, but sky-high prices threaten community distribution programs. READ MORE»

Why Americans Are So Ignorant -- It's Not Only Fox News, There Are Some Understandable Reasons for it

Lawrence Davidson, Consortium News

Sure propaganda, government secrecy and Fox News have a lot to do with it. But there are broader societal pressures as well. READ MORE»

The Darker Side of Margaret Thatcher: From Austerity to Apartheid

By Amy Goodman, Tariq Ali, Democracy Now!

Thatcher became synonymous with austerity economics as she dealt a major blow to the union movement and ushered in a wave of privatization. READ MORE»

Chris Christie & Wisconsin's Scott Walker Are Right-wing Soul Brothers: What It Means for Unions and Progressives

By Don Hazen, AlterNet

By Christie's deeds and his words, he is clearly committed to the death of the labor movement and every other sort of social progress. READ MORE»

Tent Cities Are Cropping Up in the Same Place Where Tech Millionaires Are Being Minted

By Lauren Feeney, Cameron Hickey, BillMoyers.com

Exposing the striking disparities wealth and poverty in California's Silicon Valley. READ MORE»

Obama, Take Note -- Study Shows Talking About a Female Political Candidate’s Appearance Hurts Her Chances of Winning

By Katie McDonough, Salon

Researchers found that the more media attention a woman received for her looks, the less likely she was to win. READ MORE»

Social Security: Can Democrats Save Obama From Himself?

By Robert Kuttner, Huffington Post

The plan to cut Social Security will destroy any hope of recovery. READ MORE»

How America's Imperial Class Has Hijacked Human Rights to Further Its Interests

By Chris Hedges, Truthdig

There is a campaign to turn U.S. human rights organizations into propagandists for pre-emptive war and apologists for empire. READ MORE»

5 Reasons Why You Should Be Willing to Risk Arrest to Protect Public Education

By Allison LaFave, Policymic

Last Wednesday, thousands of Chicagoans turned out to demonstrate against school closures — 127 were detained and ticketed. READ MORE»

Have Wall Street's "Third Way" Democrats Ever Been Right About Anything?

By Richard (RJ) Eskow, Campaign for America's Future

The Big Money front group is an enemy of the public interest. READ MORE»

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