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Staff Sergeant Robert Bales Formally Charged in Afghanistan Massacre
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, left, at Fort Irwin and the National Training Center in Califorinia, August 23, 2011, in a handout photo. (Photo: Spc. Ryan Hallock, Defense Video …
Four Hundred Chernobyls: Solar Flares, Electromagnetic Pulses and Nuclear Armageddon
An abandoned middle school, part of the contaminated area surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in Pripyat, Ukraine, March 17, 2011. The ghost town which once had a population …
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As “The Hunger Games” Opens Big, Lionsgate Tries to Shut Down Anti-Hunger Advocates
There's a long tradition of pop culture fans banding together to raise money for or take action on good causes, whether it's the Browncoats, fans of Joss Whedon's Firefly …
Citizens’ Insurrection by the People of the Left at the Bastille
Original French Article: Insurrection citoyenne du peuple de gauche à la Bastille, By Mina Kaci and Marie-José Sirach Translated Tuesday 20 March 2012, by Henry Crapo and reviewed by Isabelle …
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Total Information Awareness: Sweeping New Surveillance Measures Approved in the US
Washington - The Obama administration is moving to relax restrictions on how counterterrorism analysts may retrieve, store and search information about Americans gathered by government agencies for purposes other …
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The American Spring: A Time for Occupy to Blossom
National Occupation of Washington, DC Will Bring Occupiers Together to Share Experiences, Educate Each Other and Build an Independent Movement to Shift Power from Concentrated Wealth Many in the …
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Waking Life: You Don’t Need a Clock to Know What Time It Is
With each passing day, the news grows increasingly grim. In recent weeks alone, we've seen women's rights under assault as reactionary forces seek to turn the clock back by …
The Finger of Fate Upon You
The last ten years have been a festival of profit-taking for a small collection of people you will never meet.
US Sergeant Faces 17 Counts of Murder in Afghan Killings
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be charged on Friday with 17 counts of murder and various other charges, including attempted murder, in connection with the March 11 attack on …
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Fury Over Travyon Martin Shooting Grows as Police Chief Steps Down
The aftershocks of Trayvon Martin's killing continued to reverberate Thursday from Sanford to South Florida, as the embattled police chief and state attorney overseeing the investigation stepped down hours …