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‘Sesame Street’ Takes On Widespread Issue Of Incarcerated Parents

Sesame Street will debut a new character whose dad is in jail to help deal with having a parent in custody.

Kaitlin Funaro
作者 Kaitlin Funaro

Sesame Street has taken on some pretty big issues in its years on television - from divorce to suicide and poverty - and now it's tackling parents in jail. Sesame Workshop, the non-profit behind Sesame Street, is debuting a new character whose dad is in jail to help kids talk about having a parent in custody. Alex will be the first Muppet to

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Israeli Official On Indefinite Occupation Of Palestine: ‘Live With It’

The economy minister’s flouting of the official government promotion of a two-state solution is likely to cause tensions.

Noga Tarnopolsky
作者 Noga Tarnopolsky

JERUSALEM — Israel’s minister of economy, Naftali Bennett, caused a firestorm in Israel today when he said the idea of a Palestinian state had run its course — and that Israel should “move on.” "The attempt to establish a Palestinian state in our land has ended," said Bennett, a member of the security cabinet and leader if the right-wing

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No Relief In Sight For Students: $1 Trillion In Debt And Federal Loan Rates Set To Double

With just days left until the rates double, Elizabeth Warren’s popular proposal has not gained widespread support needed to be passed.

Martin Michaels
作者 Martin Michaels

Once reasonably priced, college has become a nightmare in recent years for a new generation of students saddled with an average of $27,000 debt upon graduation. Nationwide, 39 million students have collectively amassed $1.1 trillion in debt. Instead of offering students a lifeline, the federal government continues to pocket $50 billion each year

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SNAP Challenge Highlights Impact Of Cuts To Food Stamps

A coalition of Democratic congresspeople are in the midst of a campaign that puts themselves in the shoes of the nation’s poor.

Trisha Marczak
作者 Trisha Marczak

As Republicans push a farm bill that could cut more than $20 billion from nutrition assistance programs supporting 46 million low-income Americans, a coalition of Democratic lawmakers, led by California Rep. Barbara Lee, is in the midst of a separate campaign to put themselves in the shoes of the nation’s poor. It’s being called the SNAP

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New England States Pass Another Hurdle Toward Requiring GMO Labeling

Earlier this month, Connecticut became the first state to pass legislation requiring food manufacturers to label items containing GMOs.

Katie Rucke
作者 Katie Rucke
GMO labeling

The United States’ first-ever legislation requiring the labeling of genetically modified organisms was recently passed by state lawmakers, but before the labels hit store shelves, a few other states need to follow suit. Earlier this month, Connecticut became the first state in the U.S. to pass legislation that required food manufacturers to label

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Obama’s Latest Move To Close Guantanamo Heralds Yet Another Fight With Republicans

This comes despite the fact that the intelligence community has determined the many detainees represent no threat to national security.

Frederick Reese
作者 Frederick Reese

President Barack Obama announced on Monday that he has chosen a special envoy to reopen the U.S. State Department’s Office of Guantanamo Closure. This will be the third time the president has attempted to fulfill his campaign promise of closing the infamous military prison. In January, under massive amounts of congressional pressure, the president

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