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Environmental Activist Daniel McGowan Picked Up from Halfway House, Taken Back to Prison; Action May Be Related to Monday Article by McGowan Critical of BOP
This morning, activist Daniel McGowan was picked up from the halfway house where he has been residing and taken into custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. McGowan, …
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Honoring Dr King’s Legacy
On the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, I believe his words and actions are no less relevant today than they were forty-five years ago. …
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How Mass Media Enable the Zombie Apocalypse
Zombies dominate our nation's airwaves. They have already devoured much of our rational public discourse and now threaten our social sanity. Zombies are hot commodities. They sell. That's why …
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The Cell Phone Turns 40: Pros and Cons of a Cordless Life
Cellular devices have revolutionized the way we live our lives, but have they become an addiction in the process?
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Why Is North Dakota Torturing Women?
According to a new report by the UN, restricting women's access to abortion is considered torture, and states like North Dakota are guilty.
Republicans Criticize Government Spending Unless It Lowers Our Wages
Republicans criticize government spending when it is about making our lives better. Of course, by definition all government spending is done to make our lives better. (In a democracy government spending is …
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Empowered by the Past: Red State Co-ops Go Green
Can cooperatives lead the way to a smarter, cleaner grid?
Beyond Deficit Scare-Mongering
Ellen Frank: Conservatives' real aim in their fiscal brinkmanship is to gut Social Security and Medicare.
Two Years On, Fukushima Raises Many Questions, Provides One Clear Answer
A report from a conference of nuclear scientists takes a look at what's missing from investigations into Fukushima.
Is the Supreme Court Going to Settle for “States’ Rights” on Same-Sex Marriage?
Today's version of antimiscegenation laws are those that prohibit same-sex marriage.