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John Deere, CVS Caremark, HP, MillerCoors and Best Buy Drop ALEC
Today, five new companies have pledged to stop funding the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). They include John Deere, CVS Caremark, MillerCoors, HP, and Best Buy.
Election Countdown 2012: Occupy Atlanta Members Demand Georgia Enact Prison Reform, and More
About 40 demonstrators gathered outside the state Capitol in Atlanta on Monday to express support for Georgia prison inmates who have reportedly been on a hunger strike for nearly …
NYPD Overstated Its Counterterrorism Record
A review shows that the figure overstates both the number of serious, developed terrorist plots against New York and exaggerates the NYPD's role in stopping attacks.
Mexico Still Far From Fair Elections
Without knowing what actually happened in 2006, it is perhaps more difficult to understand the widespread skepticism of the Mexican people as to the results of the current election.
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The Truth About Obama’s Tax Proposal (and the Lies the Regressives are Telling About It)
To hear the media report it, President Obama is proposing a tax increase on wealthy Americans. Thatu2019s misleading at best.
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Agribusiness Genetically Tampering With Our Food
Jim Hightower: What are we to do about corporate powers that are so avaricious and arrogant that they're willing to tamper with our food supply, our kids' minds and …
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Howard Zinn Would Not Have Been Surprised by Occupy
Mathew Rothschild: And like John Lennon, Howard Zinn wasnu2019t afraid to call himself a dreamer.
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DoD Report Confirms Interrogators Pulled “Deliberate Ruse” on Jose Padilla; Convinced Him Flu Shot Was “Truth Serum“
In 2006, a lawyer for convicted terrorist Jose Padilla made an explosive claim in a federal court filing: the enemy combatant was given drugs against his will, believed to …
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Midwest Drought May Spark Food Inflation
Experts warn it could mean higher costs for everything from a hamburger to a gallon of milk in the months ahead.
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National Reconnaissance Office Accused of Illegally Collecting Personal Data
The office is so intent on extracting confessions that officials have rewarded polygraphers with cash bonuses.