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The Maple Spring and the Mafiocracy: Struggling Students Versus “Entitled Elites”
First, we were told for years that we were u201clazyu201d and u201capatheticu201d: Generation MTV, Generation iPod, a techno-savvy but reality-detached deluge of pseudo-humanoids. We were set up to be …
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On Climate Change, Money Trumps Common Sense
In the Arctic, levels of the heat-trapping gas, carbon dioxide, a key factor in global warming, have hit 400 parts per million, a level scientists believe has not been …
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The World Watches Wisconsin: Tom Morello Gathers Messages of Solidarity
Tom Morello played a concert in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday in solidarity with the effort to recall Governor Walker. In advance of the concert, he solicited messages of solidarity …
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Seeks to Cut Marijuana Penalty
state law to make possession of 25 grams of marijuana — whether in public or private u2013 punishable by a fine.
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Germany Is Open to Pooling Debt, With Conditions
Pressed by a banking crisis and turmoil in the markets, Germany has indicated that it is prepared to accept a grand bargain that would provide greater support for its …
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Confidant Contradicts Walker, Claims Governor Is Not Cooperating With Corruption Investigation
One of Walkeru2019s closest confidants contradicted the Governoru2019s claim that heu2019s been fully cooperative with the investigation, which has already claimed three of Walkeru2019s former staffers and associates.
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Activists Call for Firing of Federal Housing Finance Agency Head Over Role in Foreclosure Crisis
During the week of May 20, 1,000 families facing foreclosure, clergy and community leaders [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RaPUXSKt0M&feature=youtu.be) from across the country did what President Obama should have done months ago: deliver …
The Planet Wreckers: Climate-Change Deniers Are On the Ropes, but So Is the Planet
It's been a tough few weeks for the forces of climate-change denial.
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Wisconsin’s Recall Drama Down to Nail-Biting Finish
Wisconsin's recall is, as reporter John Nichols put it, the kind of “renegade politics” that are disdained by the national Democratic party and even some state Democrats. It is …
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Merrill Losses Were Withheld Before Bank of America Deal
Days before Bank of America shareholders approved the bank's $50 billion purchase of Merrill Lynch in December 2008, top bank executives were advised that losses at the investment firm …