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Olympic volunteers: One-time chance, or exploitation?
February 15, 2019TOKYO (AP) — Unpaid Olympic volunteers do almost everything: guide athletes around, greet dignitaries and translate for lost fans. IOC officials acknowledge the games couldn’t be held without them; invariably smiling, helpful and praised by presidents,...
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Brexit: Theresa May defeated…again
February 15, 2019Meanwhile, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn demanded May come before the Commons and explain her Brexit plan with parliamentary support absent in her current approach.
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Militarization and interference in affairs of others impedes Green New Deal
February 15, 2019In order to overcome the stranglehold of fossil fuel interests over the political system, we need to understand how the military weapons and fossil fuel industries are intertwined.
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Trump’s national emergency declaration not justified by the facts
February 15, 2019Trump has been so desperate to fund his signature campaign promise that he’s gone so far as to shut down the government over it for over a month, which caused federal employees to suffer and billions...
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Opponents move to stop Trump’s “national emergency” power grab
February 15, 2019President’s declaration seen as a plot to keep alive the wall issue that the GOP is using to stir racism and fear ahead of the 2020 elections.
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