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Occupy Wall Street and the Art of Demanding
Of all the internal controversies Occupy generated, the one over whether the movement should adopt specific demands may have been the most significant.
The Bain Way: Let the States Pick Up the Tab on National Debt?
We do need to get our fiscal house in order, but after reading about The Bain Way and Mr. Romney's love of his business acumen, I disagree, more than …
Liars Don’t Lead, They Mislead
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan disqualified themselves for leadership with the whoppers they peddled at the GOP convention.
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Occupy the TPP: Civil Disobedience Actions Blockade Entrance to Site of TPP Negotiations in VA
Photos and commentary from the latest protest against the Trans Pacific Partnership in Lansdowne, Virginia.
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Canada Proves the Decline of Unions is Not Inevitable
While it is assumed the unions have ran their course in the US, examples from places like Sweden and Canada prove that the end is not inevitable.
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Networking Rebellion: Digital Policing and Revolt in the Arab Uprisings
Here is a look back at how the uprising in Syria showed how technology has completely changed the face of political protest around the world.
Monopolizing War? What America Knows How to Do Best
Can you name all the countries where US troops have been deployed? Tom Engelhardt discusses War in America is the booming business it has always been.
“Values” Voter Summit: Of Train Wrecks and Frankenstein’s Monsters
The Values Voter Summit, organized by the anti-gay and fundamentalist Christian extremist Family Research Council (FRC), may u201cPremier Conservative Event of 2012,u201d but more importantly, it is a chance …
From 9/11 to 9/12: The Onset of Neoliberalism in Turkey, 32 Years On
The Turkish coup opened the way for privatization and the consolidation of education.
Greg Palast on How the GOP Is Planning to Steal the 2012 Election
The chance your vote will spoil if you're black is seven times the likelihood your ballot will be ruined by a machine if you're white.