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Sen. Feinstein Wants to Strip Independent Journalists’ Rights
Freedom of the press may be one of the founding principles of the United States, but Senator Dianne Feinstein is on a mission to limit these powers.
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Protesters Take Over US Trade Rep Building, Expose Secret Negotiations
The TPP will have vast consequences for U.S. laws, workers rights, the environment and many other aspects of life.
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Escape From an LA Sweatshop: How Modern-Day Slaves Become Lobbyists
Lured from Mexico into forced labor at an American factory, Flor Molinau2019s human trafficking story was typical. Whatu2019s remarkable is what she did next.
Amid Activists’ Appeal to Lift Sanctions, US Resists Talks With Iran
While Iran's new president has called for serious and substantive negotiations with the West over his country's nuclear program that would ease tensions, and an open letter to President …
What We Could Do With a Postal Savings Bank: Infrastructure That Doesn’t Cost Taxpayers a Dime
After almost a century of self funding, the postal service struggles to stay afloat. However, a renewed and responsible relationship with the banks could help this institution remain a …
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At the Crossroads: Another Maldives Is Possible
An election confronts Maldivians with an important choice about their leadership and with implications for global climate justice.
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What Then Can I Do? Ten Ways to Democratize the Economy
Here are ten ways one person can help move our society down the path toward a more democratic, equal and ecologically sustainable future.
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Emerging Party in 2014 Election in India Led by Militant “Orator“
India's upcoming elections are widely expected to be a game changer for the world's largest democracy. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by the charismatic but
Conversations on Palestine: The Role and Failure of Journalism
Mainstream media propagates the Western point of view of an Israeli-Palestinian conflict, when, in fact, there is an occupation, and until there is justice in Palestine, there will be …
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William Rivers Pitt | Send in the Clowns
A new anti-Obamacare ad from the Koch brothers takes the term clownish to an entire new level.