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Stop Rehashing Debate over Mothers in the Workplace

by Peter Lindstrom | Jun 10, 2013 | Economy

The Pew Research Center released a comprehensive project on American working women and found that 40 percent of these women are now the breadwinners of their families. Given that most Americans are comfortable with mothers in the workforce, you might have thought this report could spark a thoughtful discussion on the needs of families. Um, […]

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Connecticut First to Protect Immigrants from Federal Deportation Policy

by Win Vitkowsky | Jun 7, 2013 | Politics

Connecticut is poised to become the first state to limit its participation in the federal Secure Communities program, a controversial immigration policy that turns local police against communities they serve. But it is too late for one New Haven resident who was arrested on false charges. Josemaria Islas was arrested last year on conspiracy to […]

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Is Apple a Tech Firm or Hedge Fund?

by Darwin Bondgraham | Jun 7, 2013 | Economy

Apple is synonymous with computers, smart phones, tablets, apps and iTunes. It’s record-shattering profits in recent years rely on the sale of these gadgets and services. But an increasingly big part of Apple’s business since the mid-2000s has been finding places to profitably stuff the massive piles of cash the company is sheltering in its […]

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The IRS Should Be More Aggressive, Not Less

by Doug Daniels | Jun 7, 2013 | Economy

While Darrell Issa (pictured) and Congressional Republicans parade one witness after another up onto Capitol Hill to testify about the IRS’s targeting of conservative “social welfare” groups, a far more important discussion about the function of these sorts of organizations has fallen mostly silent. Last month the Internal Revenue Service acknowledged an inappropriate imbalance in […]

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Obama Will Do (Almost) Anything for Israel

by M.J. Rosenberg | Jun 4, 2013 | Foreign Policy, Politics

There is a silver lining in President Barack Obama’s refusal to do much of anything to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It is this: if Obama had any intentions of either bombing Iran’s nuclear installations or allowing Israel to do it, he would be laying the groundwork by pressuring Israel hard to end the occupation. That […]

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Bad Faith Documentary

Bad Faith

“A great and powerful and timely film” – Ken Burns

Critics are raving about BAD FAITH, the sensational expose of Christian Nationalism from directors Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones

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“One of the Ten Best Films of 2024”Variety

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