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In America
“In America” One by one we fall in lineTo reach for the precious prizeTo the promised landSinging "Yes we can!"Stomachs bigger than our eyesAnd it's yelled out loudIt's murmured …
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Why Banning Russia from the Olympics is a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Idea
There are few people in the sports world I respect more than Cyd Zeigler the founder of the website Outsports, which deals with the sporting lives of lesbian, gay, …
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Deadly Experiments & Contaminated Reality
Half a century ago, on the spurious grounds that extreme sacrifices were required in the battle to prevent a communist takeover of the world, the US government decided to …
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Terror Alert Now!; Tar Sands Blocked; ALEC Turns 40
OBAMA TERROR ALERTEven a former CIA analyst who was part of the team that hunted Osama bin Laden for years, Nada Bakos said- "We just showed our hand, so …
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What would it take to start a Peace Army?
The Freedom Rides of 1961 saw some of the most iconic moments of the United States' Civil Rights movement. Courageous, idealistic young people boarded busses to the segregated South …
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13 Weeks, 1,000 Arrests and the Moral Monday Movement Sweeping North Carolina
The Forward Together Movement's actions are traveling from Raleigh to multiple Congressional districts and counties in North Carolina.
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USA vs. NSA: Legislative Efforts to Curtail Spying
Members of Congress have proposed a litany of bills to put an end to domestic spying.
Carbon-Free, Nuclear-Free Energy Economy Is Inevitable
While a clean energy future is inevitable, questions remain about how quickly we will get there.
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ALEC’s Unwelcome Party in Chicago
A wide coalition of social justice grassroots groups turned out in Chicago to protest ALEC's 40th anniversary conference.
Holder Backpedals on Mandatory Minimums Amid Intelligence Laundering Controversy
Holder's track record is reason to stay skeptical.