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The Global War on Terror and Internally Displaced Thanksgivings
Except for those directly participating in GWOT or returning home from overseas military deployments, including their immediate families, this Thanksgiving few US citizens will consider how an international antiterrorism …
Senate Majority Invokes “Democracy Option“
A change in filibuster rule restores the possibility of a functioning Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches of government.
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New Tax Return Shows Karl Rove’s Group Spent Even More on Politics Than It Said
On its 2012 tax return, GOP strategist Karl Rove's dark money behemoth Crossroads GPS justified its status as a tax-exempt social welfare group in part by citing its grants …
How Can We Help America’s Opportunity Youth? Five Lessons Learned in New Orleans
Young people who aren't in school or working aren't beyond hope, but we need to invest more in the programs that will help them.
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Japan Eagerly Watches as a Brand New Island Forms
Japan Eagerly Watches as a Brand New Island Forms by s.e. smith November 26, 2013 8:30 …
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Switzerland Shows US How to Handle CEOs
In Switzerland a petition from 100,000 people, or about 1.25 percent of the population, creates a public referendum. By this means, last March, Swiss voters created strict limits on …
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Art and Social Change
On November 20, 2013, about 100 Thai artists gathered at the main protest site on Ratchadamnoen Road in Bangkok to express their feelings about the current situation in Thailand. …
The Courage of Malala: Shot for Advocating Education for Girls
A Taliban gunman shot Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai point blank in the face for her outspokenness. Now the book “I Am Malala” tells her story of love and learning …
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Black Thursday: Thanksgiving in the Consumer Wasteland
Dollars to doughnuts, the CEOs who are demanding their employees sacrifice their Thanksgiving celebrations with family are big “family values” guys.
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Five Ways to Support Striking Walmart Workers
Walmart strikes are occurring around the country, but you need not be one of the company's under-compensated employees to participate.