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Israel Says: Rachel Made Me Do It
On 16 March 2003, the last day of her life, 23 year old Rachel Corrie was in the Gaza town of Rafah standing in front of the Palestinian family …
Who Owns Detroit?
We Detroiters are now entering a period of turmoil that is quite different in character from the devastation of the last 40 years. The crisis we find ourselves in …
Undercover Agents Assault Journalists at Democratic Convention in Charlotte
Two journalists covering the Democratic National Convention were confronted on Sunday by two undercover agents who assaulted one and threatened to punch the other in the mouth for photographing …
Fact-Checking the Democratic Party Platform
In the key areas of bank regulation, law enforcement, labor, trade policy, climate change and civil liberties, there is more than a little difference between the Obama administration's record …
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How Genetically Modified Corn Is Creating Super Worms
What information did the Monsanto Company pay $4.2 million dollars to keep from the public?
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Chicago Teachers Find Emanuel’s Prominent DNC Speaking Slot “Ironic“
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is taking the hardline with the city's teachers' union and eschewing the negotiation table for a DNC speaking slot.
Why #OccupyIsaac Makes Sense
The Occupy Movement is using the communications capabilities of InterOccupy and its national & international reach, to bring together the Common Ground Collective & Food Not Bombs, in a …
The Widespread War on Reproductive Rights
National polls show that most of the public supports birth control and abortion rights. So whatu2019s with the trend of trying to limit them?
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George Lakoff: Low Information or High Morality?
The job of progressives is to speak morally to morally complex voters to activate the progressive moral system already there in their brains.
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Democratic Platform Supports Amending Constitution to Reverse Citizens United
The platform approved by delegates on Tuesday attacks Republicans for applauding the Supreme Court's Citizen United decision and calls for campaign finance reforms to reverse the landmark ruling.