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Speaker Cuts Off C-SPAN Cameras When Democrats Attempt to Bring Vote on Payroll Tax Cut
During a quick pro-forma session of the House this morning, Republicans rebuffed a Democratic attempt to force an up-or-down vote on the Senate-passed payroll tax holiday extension, which Republicans …
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Thirty Thousand Chinese “Occupy” Highway to Protest Polluting Coal Plants
Tens of thousands of residents in China’s southern Guandong Province gathered in the streets yesterday, occupying a highway to demonstrate against the development of a new coal plant near …
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Hearing in Bradley Manning’s WikiLeaks Case Ends
Fort Meade, Maryland - The military hearing against Pfc. Bradley Manning closed on Thursday, with lawyers and onlookers alternately portraying him as a premeditated traitor or an accidental hero …
The House of Saud and the Big Banks Move in on Twitter
As Time Magazine names ‘The Protester’ as person of the year, news broke that Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal joins JPMorgan Chase as a major stakeholder in Twitter, …
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USDA Deregulates Two Monsanto Genetically Engineered Seeds
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Thursday its decision to deregulate two Monsanto genetically engineered (GE) seed varieties: a corn variety engineered to resist drought conditions …
Grover Norquist’s Real Game: Shifting Power and Wealth to the One Percent
Grover Norquist is fast becoming the man everyone loves to hate – except those who fear him. Norquist, the leader of Americans for Tax Reform, …
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Europe’s Austerity Measures May Guarantee Recession
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) European leaders earlier this month announced a plan that, on the face of it, was pure nonsense. …
Would You Blow the Whistle? Many Say Yes, but Perils Abound (2)
(Image: JR / Truthout) Would you do it? If you knew your employer was defrauding the public or the government, would you go outside the company to …
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EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want (2)
White pine trees along a trail at the Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Center. (Photo: Ruth Fremson / The New York Times) Seeing this bumper sticker on my …
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Occupy the Corporation (2)
An Occupy Los Angeles protester at the camp outside City Hall in Los Angeles, November 30, 2011. (Photo: Ted Soqui /- The New York Times) Imagine a …