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Even as officials announce that the oil leak has finally been capped, residents of the Gulf Coast have only just begun what is sure to be a long, difficult period of renewal following April’s Deepwater Horizon disaster. The catastrophe has wreaked havoc upon communities and businesses along the...
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Health care nullification forces scored a symbolic victory in Missouri Tuesday as voters supported a ballot initiative to block the individual mandate portion of the federal health care law. But it was a primary electorate dominated by GOP primary voters -- and the real story is how isolated this...
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When big bank speculation crashed the economy, millions were driven into unemployment. But, according to a new study by two leading economists,
the combination of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) loans to
banks, loosening of the money supply, and federal stimulus funds for
states and...
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Since he took office earlier this year, New Jersey Gov. Chris
Christie has waged an ideological war on state employees and programs,
and advocated for unsustainable and costly privatization schemes. Even
in light of overwhelming public opposition
to privatization and the significant pitfalls...
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The Arizona Interfaith Alliance for Worker Justice,
a worker center in Phoenix, has seen a “huge spike” in wage theft --
violations of minimum wage laws -- since the passage of SB 1070,
Arizona’s anti-immigrant law. "Employers are even more brazen in their
mistreatment of workers,"...
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As this Dispatch will detail, after considerable media hype about Arizona-style bills sweeping across the nation, the reality is that from from Nevada to Arkansas to Massachusetts to Kansas and Rhode Island,
anti-immigrant bills and ballot initiatives largely didn't move or
failed to make this...
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Broadband – high-speed Internet – has redefined the way we work,
communicate, and unite; it has also become a galvanizing political tool,
with the proven potential to unite progressives across the nation.
Combined with investments in local technology and in digital inclusion
programs that are...
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National Popular Vote Victory in Massachusetts Adds Momentum to Changing Presidential Vote System
Last week, the Massachusetts Senate passed National Popular Vote (NPV) legislation by a 28-10 vote, a little more than a month after the state’s House of Representatives approved NPV by an...
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This week, the U.S. Senate finally broke a filibuster by conservatives
to approve an extension of unemployment insurance (UI) for 2.5 million
people who lost their benefits when the program expired last month. The
House is expected to approve the bill today, which extends the program
through...
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New federal regulations were issued that will guarantee affordable preventive care services for millions of Americans. The new interim final regulations
specify that new health insurance policies beginning on or after
September 23, 2010, must include preventive services recommended by the U.S....
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In this Dispatch, PSN will examine clean energy options that contribute to a green economy, including evaluating the great strides that energy supply alternatives have created in the states that have enacted policies that promote them. We will explain how states have established Renewable...
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2010 was an impressive year for Colorado’s legislature, which
passed several hallmark bills that cemented the state’s reputation as a
leader in renewable energy and health care reform. Despite careful
cutting and compromising in order to end the year in the black as
required by state law, the...
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