No one who works full time should be in poverty, nor should their family.
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The Revolt of Small Business Republicans
Can it be that America’s small businesses are finally waking up to the fact they’re being screwed by big businesses?
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Cutting Edge: Tool Libraries
Up and down the Left Coast, cities and communities are creating lending libraries—for kitchen tools, construction, landscaping, and more.
11 affordable housing alternatives for city dwellers.
San Francisco partnered with StoryCorps to record the history of the people in Bay View as a first step in the civic planning process.
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The Real Story of the American Family
Two new books explain how rising inequality shattered the working-class family of the mid-20th century.
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America Needs Truth & Reconciliation
Hard truths about America’s justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines.
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Scientists: Avoid Nonstick Pans
There are over 3,000 highly fluorinated chemicals that stay in the environment for as long as thousands of years.
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“State of Jefferson” Wants to Secede
Once again, the “State of Jefferson” wants to secede from California and Oregon. But the name Jefferson doesn’t necessarily refer to our third president. Many residents believe it refers to Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
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WWJD about GMOs?
Religious views on GMOs are as varied as religious traditions themselves, but there are some common theological threads.