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Liberty is Hunted Around the Globe
Despite the outpouring of support from the American people, Edward Snowden continues to be hunted down by the Obama Administration as a traitor.
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Some People Wake Up Like This
Immigration and Customs Enforcement's intimidation of immigrants in this country reveals the pain and embarrassment they face every day.
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Legalizing Marijuana May Help Save the US Economy, Reduce the Prison Population, and Stop the Drug War Death Toll
Author Doug Fine took off to Mendocino, California, where growing marijuana is big business.
Egypt Under Empire: Working Class Resistance and European Imperial Ambitions
This series examines some of Egypt's recent history as it has built up to Egypt's unfinished Revolution.
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To Rescue Local Economies, Cities Seize Underwater Mortgages Through Eminent Domain
Richmond, California is trying out a new way to help homeowners refinance and halt the slide into foreclosure.
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Locking Out the Voices of Dissent: Arrests Demonstrate Restrictions on Right of Assembly
The legal system has been grotesquely deformed in most cities to, in essence, shut public space to protesters.
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Prisons, State Budgets and the New National Freedom Agenda
As more states push to re-evaluate their budgets, a movement aiming to shift funding from jails to schools and other support services is gaining steam nationwide.
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Act Before the Bail-In: Now Is the Moment to Seize Public Banking
Despite the fact that the citizens have the power, we still give our money to banks that gamble with our future.
Behind DOMA Ruling, a Great American Divide on Gay Rights
The Supreme Court's decision to strike the Defense of Marriage Act not only reflects progress towards equality, but also the great polarization of American society over gay rights. The …
Decolonizing the 99% Come August
Comprehending that we live in a world “colonized by corporations,” social movement actors intend to converge in Kalamazoo, Mich., this summer to assemble collectively, “Decolonize the 99%,” identify common …