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Romney Picks Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as Running Mate
Ryan is seen as a rising star in the GOP and a favorite among conservative activists who view him as deeply committed to their fiscal principles.
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In the Shadow of Paraguay’s Coup: Social Movements Mobilize for Democracy
The coup gave birth to new forms of repression. It also unwittingly created a new panorama of leftist social movements.
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Corporate “Sin-Washing” – Embracing the Olympic Brand Pays Off for Sponsors
Sportswriter Dave Zirin: More than any other enterprise, if a company associates themselves with an Olympics, it really creates a positive feeling in the mind of the consumer.
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Mitt’s Many Mansions and the Foreclosure Crisis
It is time for reporters following Mitt to start asking him some questions about the crisis we face in our housing markets.
Obama’s “Fast and Furious” Assault on Medical Marijuana
Ever since California voters approved Proposition 215, which legalized marijuana for medical use in 1996, law enforcement lobbyists had been urging the federal government to enforce prohibition and choke …
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Meet Four Fictional Veterans the Whole Country Can Learn From
What if the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion were veterans lost on the yellow brick road home from war?
Supremacist Pleads Guilty to Sending Death Threats to Mexican-American Studies Professor in Arizona
Today was a historic date of sorts; the supremacist, Randall Leon Thompson, who threatened me pled guilty today Aug. 7, 2012, for sending threats over the telephone. He will …
Massacre of the Week
As New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said after the Aurora, Colorado massacre: u201cthis cannot continue.u201d But it is u00adand gun violence in America will no doubt go on …
Supremacist Pleads Guilty to Sending Death Threats to Mexican-American Studies Professor in Arizona
Today was a historic date of sorts; the supremacist, Randall Leon Thompson, who threatened me pled guilty today Aug. 7, 2012, for sending threats over the telephone. He will …
Massacre of the Week
As New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said after the Aurora, Colorado massacre: u201cthis cannot continue.u201d But it is u00adand gun violence in America will no doubt go on …