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Chicago Teachers Move Toward Strike
Other public-sector unions and community groups have rallied behind the teachers, and surveys have shown that parents strongly support the teachersu2019 position.
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Robert Reich: How Romney Keeps Lying Through His Big White Teeth
Although a half dozen fact checking organizations have refuted most of the claims in Romney's as campaigns, Republicans still manage to bypass mainstream media in an attempt to fool …
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Tax the Rich or Privatize the State?
While taxing the rich is one of Obama's most popular platforms, massive budget cuts still threaten the social programs that protect us.
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In Montreal’s Streets, the Movement Continues
The largest demonstration since the spring sent a strong message that this movement is here to stay.
Police Case for Iranian Bomb Plot Based on Tainted Evidence – Part 2
Gareth Porter dissects the Delhi police accusation against an Indian journalist and four Iranians of involvement in the bombing of an Israeli embassy car.
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The Hologram: Financial Speculation and Casino Capitalism
Chris Hedges: Dave Eggersu2019 gem of a book, A Hologram for the King, is a parable about the decadence, fragility and heartlessness of late, decayed corporate capitalism.
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Paul Ryan and the GOP’s New “Dog Whistle Politics“
A New York Times analysis found that Obama won 46 percent of whites without a college degree who earned between $30,000 and $75,000 a year.
Obamacopters Give West Papuans Another Reason to Worry
There has been talk of an arms deal between the United States and Indonesia.
Post-Katrina Reforms in New Orleans Continue to Disenfranchise African-Americans, Poor
Seven years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has become a laboratory for government reforms that often pit new residents against those who grew up here, rich against poor, and …
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Why Are We Turning Our Backs on the Constitution?
It has been nearly four years since President Barack Obama promised to close the detention camps at Guantanamo Bay. The camps remain along with a score of lingering questions.