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Peace Begins When the Hungry Can Feed Themselves

Bill Ayres — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:00:29 +0000

This is a guest post from WhyHunger’s Global Movements Outreach and Partnerships Manager, Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau The United Nations reports that the world produces more than enough food to feed its population. Meanwhile, 75 percent of the 900 million people facing hunger worldwide are farmers or farmworkers.� Rather than supporting local farmers in their efforts to [...]

Finally, Some Retailers Agree to Improve Sweatshop Conditions

Kristina Chew — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00:41 +0000

Several major retailers (not Walmart, Target, Gap) have signed an accord for better safety conditions for workers in Bangladesh's garment industry.

Boycott the Koch Brothers? There�s an App for That!

Julie M. Rodriguez — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:00:26 +0000

Have you ever tried to boycott a corporation or CEO you disagree with? It�s not easy. Even if you avoid a specific brand that you know is tied to a company you hate, the problem is that company may own a number of other, seemingly unrelated brands that you just can�t avoid. So, say, if [...]

Election 2012 Participation Data: Key Opportunities Loom for 2014, 2016

Care2 Causes Editors — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:30:21 +0000

This is a guest post from Maggie Duncan, Elections Program Manager, League of Women Voters. This post was originally published on the LWV blog. Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau came out with its much-anticipated data regarding voter participation in Election 2012. (See the data set here.) Thanks to a very helpful analysis by Pew [...]

This Isn’t the First Time the IRS has Targeted Specific Groups

Rainforest Action Network — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:00:08 +0000

The IRS has long been a vehicle of political retribution (with politics depending on what administration is currently seated in power)

Seriously, How Hard is it to Remember a Gun in Your Purse?

Piper Hoffman — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:00:14 +0000

We’ve all heard the motto that guns don’t kill people, people kill people. But when a gun discharges accidentally, seems to me that the gun has to take the rap. It is surprising how many homicidal guns there are. One in Florida picked Mother’s Day to make its move. A woman went to Starbucks with [...]

What is the Crash Generation?

Roosevelt Institute — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:20 +0000

Down but not out, Millennials who came of age during the Great Recession could reshape the American economy and society.

4 Better Ways To Spend The $55 Million Wasted On Trying to Repeal Obamacare

ThinkProgress — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:31:35 +0000

For the 37th time since 2011, House Republicans will hold a vote to repeal Obamacare on Thursday, bringing the total cost of all of their failed repeal votes to roughly $55 million in taxpayer money, according to one estimate.

2012 Election Was a Historic First for Black Voters

Center for American Progress — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:32 +0000

Black voters turned out in enormous numbers, casting a higher percentage of votes than white voters for the first time on record.

Who’s Your Highest-Paid State Employee?

s.e. smith — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:30:25 +0000

State employees: hard-working civil servants working to ensure that the machinery of your state runs smoothly, right? You’re thinking about firemen, police officers, teachers, social workers, and, yes, the dreaded highway crew. But this is actually a huge employment category, and you might be surprised by some of the people working for the state, and [...]