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Africa and US Imperialism: Post-Colonial Crises and the Imperatives of the ... - Center for Research on Globalization

3 hours 21 min ago

Africa and US Imperialism: Post-Colonial Crises and the Imperatives of the ...
Center for Research on Globalization
Even with the establishment of the so-called “Welfare State” in Western Europe and North America in the aftermath of World War II extending through the early 1970s, the system of exploitation and oppression remained intact. ... Nkrumah placed ...

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IRS' line is 'clear as mud' for nonprofits, politics - Cincinnati.com

3 hours 27 min ago

IRS' line is 'clear as mud' for nonprofits, politics
Cincinnati.com
A 510(c)(4) designation is for so-called “social welfare or education” groups, which also can advocate for certain issues or referendums. But these groups can also participate in limited political activity, including fund-raising and endorsements, as ...

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How the IRS's Nonprofit Division Got So Dysfunctional - East Bay Express (blog)

3 hours 51 min ago

East Bay Express (blog)

How the IRS's Nonprofit Division Got So Dysfunctional
East Bay Express (blog)
The IRS division responsible for flagging Tea Party groups has long been an agency afterthought, beset by mismanagement, financial constraints and an unwillingness to spell out just what it expects from social welfare nonprofits, former officials and ...
IRS official denies intentional political targeting, lying to CongressCNN
LIVE BLOG: House Ways and Means Committee HearingThe Nonprofit Quarterly

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Amendment 11 decision made losers of low-income seniors and voters - Ocala

7 hours 36 min ago

Amendment 11 decision made losers of low-income seniors and voters
Ocala
At that meeting, I remarked that the G.I. Bill of Rights, signed into law in 1944, was derided by many lawmakers as a “federal relief act or a bonus act” and nothing but a move by the federal government to take the U.S. toward becoming a social welfare ...

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Key tasks left undone at Iowa Legislature - DesMoinesRegister.com

9 hours 3 min ago

Key tasks left undone at Iowa Legislature
DesMoinesRegister.com
Health care expansion, Senate File 296. Discussion over whether to expand the existing Medicaid health care program for the poor or create a new “Healthy Iowa Plan” to serve a subset of that population have all but ground to a halt in the Legislature ...

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World Lung Foundation Offers Worthy Service in Maternal Health - AllAfrica.com

12 hours 6 min ago

World Lung Foundation Offers Worthy Service in Maternal Health
AllAfrica.com
This was followed by a total global grant of three years amounting to 488,500 US Dollars from Merck for Mothers based in Stockholm, Sweden for communication using ICT with a focus on clinical audits and continuous medical education of health workers ...

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Speaker: Civil rights battle not over - Mount Airy News

12 hours 55 min ago

Speaker: Civil rights battle not over
Mount Airy News
Master of Ceremony Ric Marshall opened the evening by reminding the audience the mission of the NAACP is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and discrimination ...

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The middle-class trap[1]|chinadaily.com.cn-class trap - China Daily

13 hours 9 min ago

The middle-class trap[1]|chinadaily.com.cn-class trap
China Daily
Call me middle-class when I have at least two houses and a Beijing hukou," says Qian. A hukou is a permanent household registration in the city, which allows the resident full privileges in housing, education and health services. ... Like most people ...

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When homelessness is part of the student turnover equation - Berkshire Eagle

13 hours 50 min ago

When homelessness is part of the student turnover equation
Berkshire Eagle
Lauren Greene, a representative of the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), said homelessness looks different in the Berkshires than it does in urban areas, leading to a lower student mobility rate in the county when the two ...

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True US motto 'In Government We Trust'? - Marietta Daily Journal

May 18, 2013 - 8:32pm

True US motto 'In Government We Trust'?
Marietta Daily Journal
After paying burdensome taxes, many of us are left with just enough of our own hard- earned money to live on (in the face of rising health care, food and gas costs) and little with which to give to others. ... My fear is that big government welfare ...

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The middle-class trap - Chinadaily USA

May 18, 2013 - 7:32pm

The middle-class trap
Chinadaily USA
Like most people their age in China, they are the only child in their respective families. They need to take care of four elderly parents with increasingly fragile health - at least until the country's health and social welfare system can ensure that ...

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Slovenia: Manifesto of the Initiative for Democratic Socialism - Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal

May 18, 2013 - 7:15pm

Slovenia: Manifesto of the Initiative for Democratic Socialism
Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal
... development of quality public services for all inhabitants. Healthcare, education, social security, public transport, cultural goods, legal assistance, and retirement and disability pensions must all be provided by public and unprofitable ...

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The People's Choice - Sun.Star

May 18, 2013 - 5:07pm

The People's Choice
Sun.Star
“When I took over in Misamis Oriental, I was taking care of hemorrhaging, deteriorating fiscal governance. I hope it's ... Moreno says Dongkoy is a top notch propagandist and accuses the latter by making non-issue into an issue citing an example his ...

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World Lung Foundation offers worthy service in maternal health - Daily News

May 18, 2013 - 4:12pm

World Lung Foundation offers worthy service in maternal health
Daily News
This was followed by a total global grant of three years amounting to 488,500 US Dollars from Merck for Mothers based in Stockholm, Sweden for communication using ICT with a focus on clinical audits and continuous medical education of health workers ...

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How right-wingers use semantic tricks to kill government - Salon

May 18, 2013 - 2:33pm

Salon

How right-wingers use semantic tricks to kill government
Salon
Why aren't 401(k)s and tax-favored health insurance, including traditional employer health insurance as well as individual insurance under the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), “entitlements” as well as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid? After all ...

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Kefalas: The good that came out of this year's legislative session - The Coloradoan

May 18, 2013 - 2:25pm

Kefalas: The good that came out of this year's legislative session
The Coloradoan
With an improving economy and increased state revenues, we were able to invest in education and reforms, economic development and job creation, public health and safety, child protection and many other areas that matter to people. ... I sponsored ...

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Minnesota lawmakers take a break after overnight session at Capitol - Pioneer Press

May 18, 2013 - 12:59pm

Minnesota lawmakers take a break after overnight session at Capitol
Pioneer Press
The House and Senate passed an environment bill Saturday night and the House started debate on the $15.7 billion K-12 education bill, followed by what was expected to be a long debate over the child-care/personal care unionization bill. So far ...

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Inside the scandal: How the IRS' nonprofit division got so dysfunctional - Houston Chronicle (blog)

May 18, 2013 - 10:12am

Houston Chronicle (blog)

Inside the scandal: How the IRS' nonprofit division got so dysfunctional
Houston Chronicle (blog)
The IRS division responsible for flagging Tea Party groups has long been an agency afterthought, beset by mismanagement, financial constraints and an unwillingness to spell out just what it expects from social welfare nonprofits, former officials and ...
IRS official denies intentional political targeting, lying to CongressCNN
LIVE BLOG: House Ways and Means Committee HearingThe Nonprofit Quarterly

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Fixing the economy: NZ at a crossroads - Stuff.co.nz

May 18, 2013 - 10:01am

Stuff.co.nz

Fixing the economy: NZ at a crossroads
Stuff.co.nz
New Zealand does have a well developed social welfare system, but this does not seem to be acknowledged in the national discourse. The various planks include free hospital care, free primary and secondary school education, a support system of benefits ...

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15 ZU students win Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Higher Education Grant - Khaleej Times

May 18, 2013 - 5:30am

15 ZU students win Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Higher Education Grant
Khaleej Times
Priority fields of study for the programme include MA and PhD degrees in education and social studies, tourism, science, museums and curatorial studies, healthcare, public administration, engineering and architecture. “This batch of winners includes an ...

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