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VIDEO: Obama Announces Executive Action Plan Targeting Gun Control
resident Obama is well aware that he faces one of the biggest battles of his White House tenure in taking up the gun control issue, ... -
At Capital One, Easy Credit and Abundant Lawsuits
A ProPublica analysis of state court filings reveals that Capital One sues its customers far more than any other bank by Paul Kiel, ProPublica Several ... -
Tyson Foods’ Secret Recipe for Carving Up Workers’ Comp
Over the past 25 years, the giant meatpacking company has taken a lead in pushing for changes in workers’ comp in state after state — ... -
Obama: "We Will Not Be Terrorized" after California Shooting
By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama vowed on Saturday that federal investigators would find out what motivated a married couple in ... -
Real Questions for Presidential Candidates
Here's what really needs to be debated in the coming election by Ruth Wilson People took note when Ronald Reagan, a presidential candidate in 1980, ... -
Injection Wells: The Poison Beneath Us
The hidden risks of pumping waste underground by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica Over the past several decades, U.S. industries have injected more than 30 trillion gallons ... -
The Real Story About Family Poverty
by Matt Bruenig (Center for American Progress) Brookings just released a report called, "Campaign 2016: Eight Big Issues the Presidential Candidates Should Address." In it, they ... -
Why poor areas vote to slash the safety net
by Alec MacGillis, ProPublica It is one of the central political puzzles of our time: Parts of the country that depend on the safety-net programs ... -
More Trouble in Coal Country: Health Care at Risk for 12,000 Retired Miners and Their ...
by Alec MacGillis John R. Leach worked for Peabody Energy Corp. in western Kentucky for 23 years. When he retired, he and his wife Rhonda ... -
Small-Dollar Donors Fueling Sanders, Carson, But Big Money Waiting in the Wings
Common Cause Analysis Underscores Need for Public Financing By Scott Swenson, Dale Eisman at Common Cause WASHINGTON - Campaign finance reports filed this week illustrate how ...