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Risking Everything for Europe
Industrial fishing off the African coast ruins livelihoods and sends fishermen on a perilous journey across desert and sea.
Hans Lucht

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Equating Stillbirths with Murders
Just how legally viable is Maryland's Viable Fetus Act?
Lindsay Beyerstein

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General Failure
An enduring crisis in civil-military relations threatens America's future
Gregory D. Foster

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A Win in the Water War
Stockton, Calif., residents have stopped one multinational company from taking over their water system, but other localities remain threatened
Megan Tady

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Illegal Immigrants: Uncle Sam Wants You
Latino teenagers, including illegal immigrants are being recruited into the military with false promises.
Deborah Davis

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The Unions’ Man?
John Edwards does more than talk the talk on workers' but will he walk away with labor's endorsement?
David Moberg

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What’s Up Silverdocs?
The documentary film festival in Maryland presents broad themes including sustainable development, social activism and the democratic process
Rachel Lears

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The Great Spectrum Giveaway
This October might be the last chance for local community radio stations to receive high-power licenses from the FCC.
Megan Tady

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Tranche Warfare
Who will be left holding the bag as subprime mortgages go bad?
Dave Mulcahey

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The Subprime Bait and Switch
Under the guise of extending home ownership to all, predatory lenders undermine community reinvestment
Alexander Gourse

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The New Children’s Crusade
Vets like Vincent J. Emanuele and other Iraq Veterans Against the War inherit the reins from the Vietnam era peacenicks before them
Joel Bleifuss

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Genetic Disorder
Parents with limited incomes are being denied access to genetic tests and the counseling that experts say should accompany them
Dana Goldstein

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Kissing up to K Street
Democrats are selling out the economic populism that got them elected in the first place
David Sirota

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Stories of Survival
NO! explores rape within the African-American community and fights society's instinct to focus on the racism outside while turning a deaf ear to gender violence within
Cynthia Greenlee-Donnell

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He Shoots, She Scores
When Mike became Christine, she gave Los Angeles sports fans a courtside view of gender politics
John Ireland

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The Olympic Hustle
Chicagoans are already beginning to fear what hosting the 2016 Summer Games might do to their city
Mischa Gaus

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Two Degrees From Devastation
George Monbiot's book Heat: How to Stop the Planet from Burning argues that we must cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent
Phoebe Connelly

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The Battle for the Air
The EPA will decide today whether to strengthen its smog standards
Megan Tady

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What Vacation Days?
Despite being one of the richest nations, America denies its workers mandated paid vacations and sick days
David Moberg

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In the Crosshairs
Iraqi artist Wafaa Bilal invited people to shoot him, and got all too many takers
Kari Lydersen

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Democrats Shy Away From Emergency Contraception
Did the Democrats leave military servicewomen without EC for political reasons?
Beccah Golubock Watson

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At What Price Victory?
In order to pass their budget, House Democrats have proposed increasing the funding of a harmful abstinence-only program
Lindsay Beyerstein

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D.C. Fights For A Vote
The District of Columbia inches closer toward achieving its age-old goal of representation in the House
Ben Adler

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When College Ends, So Does Activism
Why selling out is a depressingly rational choice for many graduates
Adam Doster
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