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Occupy DC Raided by Police in Riot Gear
United States Park Police bearing riot gear and on horse back raided Occupy DC Saturday morning and throughout the day, removing tents that were deemed to be in violation …
Why Black Union Workers Matter in This Year’s Super Bowl Showdown
Union leaders and workers demonstrate against the “right to work” legislation pending approval at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, Jan. 24, 2012. (Photo: Peter W. Stevenson / The New …
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Black Mask: Trip Through an Anarchist Turf War
(Image: PM Press) “Black Mask & Up Against the Wall Motherfucker: The Complete Works of Ron Hahne, Ben Morea and the Black Mask Group” Oakland: …
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Deadly Attack on Syrian City Adds to Push for UN to Act
United Nations - A United Nations Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria ended in acrimony and a veto by Russia and China on Saturday, hours after …
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Bipartisan Strategy Takes Shape to Close Overseas US Bases
At a time when bipartisanship on Capitol Hill has essentially disappeared, an intriguing example of cross-party consensus has emerged in a relatively obscure area of foreign policy: closing overseas …
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Adding It Up: Press Freedom, Democratic Health and Public Media Funding (2)
This week Reporters Without Borders released its 2011–2012 Press Freedom Index, and much of the attention has focused on the fact that the United States has dropped 27 places …
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The Scary Danger of Meat (Even for Those Who Don’t Eat It)
So far, 2012 is bringing bad news for people who don't want “free antibiotics” in their food. Antibiotics are routinely given to livestock on factory farms to …
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US Elections vs. the Environment: The Stigma of Successful Regulation
What will the presidential election in November mean for U.S. environmental policy? Although we don’t yet know who the Republican candidate will be, we know all too well what …
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Ari Fleischer Secretly Involved in Komen Strategy on Planned Parenthood
Ari Fleischer conducting a White House press conference. (Photo: USGov) Ari Fleischer, former press secretary for George W. Bush and prominent right-wing pundit, was secretly involved in …
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Romney’s Indifference to the Poor
Washington - I wish Mitt Romney's cavalier dismissal of poverty in America could be chalked up as just another gaffe, but it's much worse than that. The Republican front-runner …