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Sturgis: Sequestering Our Mothers

Commentary, May, 13 2013 Sue Sturgis
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Amount the sequester is set to cut next year from programs that fight domestic violence and sexual assault: $20 million

Sturgis: North Carolina: A Banana Republic For Dirty Energy Interests?

Znet Article, May, 10 2013 Sue Sturgis
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Clean energy opponents turned to dirty tactics at the North Carolina legislature to advance a bill repealing the state's groundbreaking renewable power program

Sturgis: Three Years Into The BP Disaster

Commentary, April, 21 2013 Sue Sturgis
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In the three years since BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster, number of bills enacted by Congress to make offshore drilling safer: 0

Sturgis: Youth Unemployment Crisis Hits South Hard

Commentary, April, 13 2013 Sue Sturgis
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Young adults continue to face high rates of unemployment, and the problem is particularly severe in Southern states

Sturgis: The Case For Raising The Minimum Wage

Commentary, February, 18 2013 Sue Sturgis
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Of the jobs gained during the recovery, percentage that were in lower-wage occupations: 58

Sturgis: Confronting A Deepening Climate Crisis

Commentary, January, 14 2013 Sue Sturgis
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Rank of 2012 among the warmest years on record for the contiguous United States: 1

Sturgis: For The 1 Percent, A Fiscal Gift From Congress

Commentary, January, 05 2013 Sue Sturgis
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Percentage increase in payroll taxes that every U.S. worker will have to pay as part of the deal, regardless of income level: 2

Sturgis: The Reality Of The U.S. Violence Epidemic Beyond Sandy Hook

Znet Article, December, 19 2012 Sue Sturgis
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Violence tends to disproportionately affect the nation's poorest people, families, communities and regions

Sturgis: The Recession Takes A Heavy Toll On Children -- And Not Just In The South

Commentary, December, 18 2012 Sue Sturgis
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More than one in five U.S. children currently live in poverty, and one in four receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Sturgis: The Unequal Burden Of Coal Plant Pollution

Znet Article, November, 25 2012 Sue Sturgis
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Nearly six million U.S. residents live within three miles of a coal-burning power plant -- but they are not distributed equally throughout the population

Sturgis: North Carolina's Racially-Charged Redistricting Plans Come Under Fire

Znet Article, October, 18 2012 Sue Sturgis
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According to the lawsuit, number of state House and Senate districts that are racial gerrymanders segregating African-American voters: 27

Sturgis: The Anti-Scientists On The House Science Committee

Commentary, October, 11 2012 Sue Sturgis
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Members of the House Science Committee that have expressed anti-scientific views

Sturgis: Keystone XL Pipeline Blockade Continues In Texas

Znet Article, October, 07 2012 Sue Sturgis
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A nonviolent direct action is underway in Texas seeking to block construction of TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline

Sturgis: New Evidence Confirms That Fracking Endangers Groundwater

Znet Article, October, 04 2012 Sue Sturgis
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The U.S. Geological Survey released two reports this week confirming that fracking for natural gas has led to groundwater contamination

Sturgis: Disenfranchising Latino Voters

Commentary, September, 28 2012 Sue Sturgis
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Number of states that have enacted voting restrictions, which a new report from the Advancement Project finds will have a disproportionate effect on Latino voters: 23