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RNC to Open With Politician Who “Should Be in Jail“
“Tim Griffin should be in jail.” That's the conclusion of civil rights attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after going through the evidence I asked him to review.
Katrina Pain Index 2012: Seven Years After
Seven years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf coast. The impact of Katrina and government bungling continue to inflict major pain on the people left behind. It is impossible …
A Dream Come True: Ed McCurdy’s 1950s Folk Song and the Kellogg-Briand Pact
In a few places around the country groups are working to make August 27th a local or national holiday as a result of reading “When the World Outlawed War.”
Remembering Howard Zinn by Meditating on Teacher Unions and Tenure?
Howard Zinn would have turned 90 a couple of days ago. I have to imagine after reading and re-reading most of Zinn's works that if Zinn were alive today, …
2012 an EU Odyssey: No Time for Democracy in Greece
Actress Karen Μουτσάτσου comes into conflict with the European Union, with its new video entitled “2012 an EU Odyssey”. Having a conversation with the European Union, Karen seeks answers …
Crackdown Toll Seen as Syrians Bury Hundreds
Mass burials in this Damascus suburb on Sunday showed the carnage of the past few days in gruesome detail: scores of bodies lined up on top of one another …
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Percolate-Up Economics
Every dime of a minimum-wage hike is spent by its recipients — circulating upward in our local economies as they increase their purchases of such basics as food, kids' …
Prop 34 Would End California Death Penalty
A perfect alignment of advantageous factors enabled opponents of capital punishment to place its abolition on the ballot for the first time in California.
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Uprising in Montana: Activists Take a Stand Against Coal Exports
It didnu2019t really matter though: Hundreds converged from across the country for the Coal Export Action and 23 participated in five days of civil disobedience in protest of the …
Chart: How Ending the High End Bush Tax Cuts Saves Nearly $1 Trillion
President Obama has promised to end the Bush tax cuts on income in excess of $250,000 when they expire at the end of the year, with his aides saying …