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Eight Things I Miss About the Cold War
“Fifty years ago, college was cheap, unions were strong, and there was no terrorism-industrial complex,” writes Jon Wiener in this nostalgic piece on the Cold War era.
To Head CIA, Obama Nominates The Ringmaster of The Festival of Torture: John Brennan
John Brennan has been tapped the head the CIA.
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Victory in Tucson: Visioning it, Declaring it and Ensuring it
In the fight for cultural studies, it is not just about the desires of the people, but what they are willing to do to make those desires a reality.
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Opposing a Mental Health Gun Check Registry
David Altieri discusses the legality and ethics of a mental health background check for guns.
Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf Withdraws Appeal of Housekeeper Injury Citations, Agrees to Landmark Settlement
Unprecedented agreement in hotel industry requiring hotel to conduct u201cjob hazard analysis,u201d implement safety reforms, and establish Housekeeping Committee.
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Welcome to Blockadia!
The corporate push to construct tar-sands pipelines is transforming the environmental movement across North America by increasing the involvement of local residents and normalizing the use of direct action.
The American Role-of-Government Debate and the Trashing of “Europe“
It seems political analysts warnings against the US taking the same Europe might simply be a justification for conservative right wing economic policies.
“Herbicide Stockpile” at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa: 1971 US Army report on Agent Orange
A newly declassified report could possibly confirm long standing allegations that the US held large stockpiles of chemical herbicides like Agent Orange in Okinawa, Japan.
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FreedomWorks Putting Its War Chest to Work for ALEC’s Anti-Union Agenda in the States
The Tea Part affiliated group FreedomWorks, is supporting the agenda of other right wing organizations like Americans for Prosperity to support anti-union legislation.
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Obama to Congress: Raise Debt Ceiling Without Spending Cuts
President Barack Obama urges Congress to lift the nationu2019s debt ceiling without spending cuts claiming that he will not allow the country to be pushed so far to the …