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Re-Occupation and Police Raid of Zuccotti Park Set Tone for Radical Spring
Police officers prepare to detain protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement during a rally at Zuccotti Park in New York, March 17, 2012. Scores of Occupy Wall Street …
How the Fundamentalist Mind Compels Conservative Christians to Force Their Beliefs on You
Many evangelicals wear their religion on T-shirts and around their necks and on car bumpers and eye-blacks. They hand out tracts on college campuses and stage revival meetings on …
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Scores Arrested as the Police Clear Zuccotti Park
Police detain a man and woman during a rally of Occupy Wall Street demonstrators at Zuccotti Park in New York, March 17, 2012. The demonstration was in celebration of …
Beset by Online Surveillance and Content Filtering, Netizens Fight On
Egyptian youths use laptops to post video of the protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, February 7, 2011. (Photo: Ed Ou / …
The People’s Resolution: A Sane Response to the Iranian “Crisis“
I and other Veterans For Peace from Long Island will be lobbying members of Congress first to educate them regarding what is problematic, irresponsible, and even dangerous about Senate …
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Birth Control McCarthyism
Climbing aboard the anti-birth control bandwagon, the Arizona Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-2 on Monday to endorse legislation that would: a) give employers the right to deny health insurance …
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Missouri Caucuses Marked by Contention, With No Clear Victor Yet
A man is arrested outside after the St. Charles Caucus was shut down at Francis Howell North High School in St. Charles, Missouri, on March 17, 2012. The event …
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Historical Account of Class, Race Wars Relevant for Organizers Today
(Image: Melville House Publishers) As a kid, I didn't know the term working-class, but I certainly knew the antagonisms that came from falling below the middle and …
Fracking: Pennsylvania Gags Physicians
(Photo: Evil Erin) A new Pennsylvania law endangers public health by forbidding health care professionals from sharing information they learn about certain chemicals and procedures used in …
Resistance Builds to NATO’s Threat of Permanent War and Nuclear Dominance
Demonstrators protest against NATO in Strasbourg, France, April, 2009. (Photo: Jos van Zetten) The leaders of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the gently named but dangerous …