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Judge Refuses to Dismiss Pelican Bay Solitary Confinement Case
Last night, a federal judge rejected the State of California's attempt to dismiss a class action lawsuit challenging prolonged solitary confinement in California's notorious Pelican Bay prison. The case …
Assessing the Iran Sanctions
With compromise on Iranu2019s nuclear program within reach, Obama pulled back, fearing political fallout, resulting in a painful stalemate for the foreseeable future.
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The Orwellian Warfare State of Carnage and Doublethink
After the tragic events at the Boston Marathon this week, Norman Solomon warns that the US does not fall into an Orwellian trap.
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Domestic Workers Sow a New Global Movement
Across the world, domestic workers are organizing to protect their rights as workers and as women.
Sinking American Electorate: Unmarried Women On The Edge
Within the “Rising American Electorate” unmarried women are most at risk within the stagnant economy.
Public Education Fights for Its Life
Max Eternity: Austerity measures are eroding America's public school system.
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The Dis-Uniting of America
Robert Reich: Anyone who wants to understand the dis-uniting of America needs to see how dramatically we're segregating geographically by income and wealth.
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Internet Rights – and the US’s Lack Thereof
Internet freedom is an illusion in the US, writes ‘War for the Web’ director Michael Wooldridge, as long as control of its infrastructure and platforms are in the hands …
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How to Create a Right-Wing Terrorist
“The government” is the constant “enemy” of right-wingers who are often funded by billionaires.
Palestinians in Hebron: “To Be Here Is a Form of Resistance“
In Hebron almost 20 years after Baruch Goldstein's massacre of Palestinians, Israeli settlers enjoy impunity and army protection; Palestinians resist dispossession, persecution and apartheid.