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by Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Lawrence Mishel, The Hill
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The annual federal budget debate typically doesn’t excite many folks outside the Washington beltway.  And with good reason – the Republican budget process is intended to lull … Read More

by Austin Wright and Bryan Bender, Politico
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If anyone wanted further evidence that Congress is stalled in its effort to pass a separate resolution authorizing military force against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a House hearing … Read More

The budget plan ‘fixes an economy that, for too long, has failed to provide the opportunities American families need to get ahead,’ says Congressional Progressive Caucus

by Deirdre Fulton, Common Dreams
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Offering a sustainable alternative to regressive federal budget … Read More

by Jon Perr, Daily Kos
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In less than a week, congressional Republicans have taken two unprecedented steps to undermine the foreign policy of a sitting American president. Last Tuesday, they offered Capitol Hill as a global … Read More

by Christine Byers, Post Dispatch
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Police Chief Thomas Jackson resigned Wednesday, saying he always wanted to do what’s best for his community and realized that now meant leaving it.

Jackson, whose departure has been a high priority for … Read More

St. Louis American
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In the wake of the release of the Department of Justice’s scathing report on its investigation of the Ferguson Police Department, racial justice advocates converged in Jefferson City today to support the Fair … Read More

A combination of lower-class status in the military, overwork, and psychological trauma appears to be taking a mental toll on drone pilots.

by Pratap Chatterjee, Mother Jones
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The US drone war across much of the Greater Middle East and … Read More

by Mahroh Jahangiri, Feministing
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“This is not to say there aren’t vast differences and nuances that need to always be named, but our oppressors are literally collaborating together, learning from one another – and as oppressed people … Read More

by Matt Apuzzo, New York Times
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The Justice Department has nearly completed a highly critical report accusing the police in Ferguson, Mo., of making discriminatory traffic stops of African-Americans that created years of racial … Read More

The Chicago Police Department didn’t need the War on Terror to teach it to violate civil rights.

by Noah Berlatsky, Reason
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Police brutality in the wake of Ferguson is often framed in terms of militarization. Once upon a … Read More