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While Ohio and a few other states have established statewide
voucher systems, the voucher movement has generally been moving forward
more incrementally through privately-managed charter schools and what
are known as "virtual charter schools", online teaching programs
combining aspects of...
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While these facts are unlikely to change the minds of rightwing
legislators looking to hand out slices of the education spending pie to
their corporate sponsors, progressive legislators can use them to stand
up against the privatization agenda and push for the education reforms
that really help...
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Following the 2000 election, everyone saw just how flawed an election
could be. In 2004, even without the same closeness, America witnessed
other problems including extremely long waiting times to vote: a sign
that America was no longer even preparing for moderately high turnout
elections....
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Since the invention of the Internet, net neutrality has been a
fundamental operating principle of the networks that maintain it -- all
content is equal. Whether an Internet user wants to read an
advertisement from ExxonMobil, an email from MoveOn, or a blog run by
their neighbor, the decision...
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New York's Drum Major Institute (DMI) deserves high marks for ingenuity. They're proving that in a new way.
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45.8 million Americans, or 15.7 percent of the population, lacked health insurance
in 2004-- a number that is rising as more employers drop coverage for
their workers. However, many states are taking action to reverse these
trends and move towards the goal of providing health care for all
Americans...
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Fully aware that their anti-worker policies are anathema to most
Americans, corporate conservatives often posture and position
themselves on worker issues to avoid bearing the full brunt of the
backlash from their noxious positions and to try to fix blame on their
opponents, who really are working...
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Hard-pressed to find something to do less popular than sell-out for
campaign contributions or outsource port operations to foreign
governments, the U.S. Congress is now considering a bill to gut state food safety protections.
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Efforts to advance an anti-labor agenda died in recent weeks in both Indiana and Kentucky
when workers and their allies in statehouses rallied opposition to the
proposals. So-called 'right-to-work' legislation was brought up in both
states. In Indiana, legislative leadership had indicated they...
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In the last few weeks, the debate on immigration has heated up.
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On Friday, legislative leaders in Massachusetts appear to have agreed to a compromise bill
that would assess a modest fee on any business with ten employees or
more which does not provide health care to their employees -- a key
element of a broader plan to move towards universal health care...
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After winning the Governor's seat in New Jersey, Jon Corzine decided to keep
a Republican in the position of Agriculture Secretary. It was a good
move. Charlie Kuperus has held the position in 2002 and has won broad
support from both parties for his support of a number of measures in
support of...
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