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According to a report released October 20th by the National Coalition for the Homeless at least 21 cities have passed ordinances designed to restrict where and how nonprofits and individuals can share food with the hungry. Increasingly, local governments are passing laws designed to keep the homeless and hungry "out of sight, out of mind." The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that 50 million Americans are struggling with food insecurity.

Federal employee unions saw an uptick in membership after the government shutdown, and the number of members has been growing consistently over the last several years.

Protesters gather in Delhi to denounce ruling overturning high court's decision in 2009 to decriminalise homosexual relations

What you won't hear about this new deal: Public workers will get eviscerated, to achieve "deficit reduction"

When voters come to understand the Third Way agenda and what it stands for, the resulting political shift could lead to corporate centrism’s “final moment” as the dominant faction of the Democratic Party.

When journalists report that a man was arrested and charged with domestic violence, it sounds far less menacing than reporting that he was arrested for beating his partner bloody or punching her until she lost consciousness.