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Egypt’s Military Eyes Return as Unprecedented Millions of Protesters Flood the Streets
Squares across the country were overwhelmed by the scale of popular participation and energy, which some say represented possibly the largest political assembly in world history.
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Line of Fire: Finding Resilience in Times of Crisis
The shared experience of confronting loss and acknowledging mutual grief serve to weave the threads of resilience tighter.
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Continuing the Struggle Against Nuclear Weapons
Why continue the struggle when change seems to come so slowly? Here's the answer.
Guantanamo and Permanent War: The View From Camp X-Ray
If there's anything that serves as an appropriate metaphor for American permanent war, it's Camp X-Ray.
The State of Dissent in America: Flex Your Rights
The security state and legislators are chipping away at our First Amendment rights more than ever before.
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Deathtraps Have Got to Go: Chicago Day of Action
Labor activists attempted to deliver a message to the GAP that, in case they didn't know, the pressure is on.
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Does ALEC Want You to Work Even if You’re Sick?
Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill suppressing ‘living wage’ and paid sick-leave policies for Florida workers.
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Tar Sands Coal Export Boom: Petcoke Exports Second Highest Ever in April
A filthy fuel with even more severe climate impacts than coal is leaving port bound for foreign power plants.
Five “High-Value” Guantanamo Detainees Improperly Presumed Guilty
Everyone charged with a crime under US law is to be presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. But June pre-trial hearings in the cases of five men charged …
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The Pornification of Popular Culture
The extreme has become mainstream, but if we are all at the transgressive forefront, we many not realize it when we've gone too far.