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The Four Occupations of Planet Earth
Demonstrators protest the government of Vladimir Putin and results of the recent parliamentary elections, in Moscow, December 10, 2011. (Photo: James Hill/The New York Times) On the …
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If We Listened to the Pundits, We Would Still Be British Subjects
Protesters hold signs during a rally at the University of California, Davis campus in Davis, California, November 21, 2011. (Photo: Annie Tritt / The New York Times) …
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Extension of Tax Cut Stalls in House as GOP Objects
Washington - The House Republican leader on Sunday flatly rejected a short-term, bipartisan Senate measure to extend a payroll tax break and unemployment insurance, setting the stage for a …
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New Documents Released of 2007 Iraq Atrocity by Troops
Every American should read this letter:
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Kim Jong-il, North Korean Leader, Dies
Kim Jong-il, the reclusive North Korean leader who has been battling ill health following a reported stroke in 2008, has died, the North’s official news media reported on Monday. …
DJs Against Climate Change Create Localized Cap-and-Trade
Let's say... you're a DJ. And you're pretty progressive, so you think about things like the carbon footprint you leave, flying between gigs. DJs Against Climate Change has a …
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The Black Vote is Still the President’s Trump Card
That black voters will again give President Obama a sky-high percentage of their vote in 2012 was never in doubt. What is in doubt is how many will make …
Kenya’s Criminal Assault on Famine-Stricken Somalia
A view of the skyline beyond the northern suburbs of Mogadishu is seen through a bullet hole in the window of a hotel in Yaaqshiid District, where Al Shabaab …
Cop Art: The Rise of the Citizen Satirist
(Image: janie-jones / Casually Pepper Spraying Cop Tumblr) “My name only comes up when some a-hole wants to end an argument..., ” Adolf Hitler yells to his …
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The Heart of a Lion: Botswana’s Bushmen Celebrate 5 Years On
‘The lion and I are brothers,’ a Gwi Bushman from Botswana told a Survival International representative when he was evicted from his ancestral home in the Central Kalahari Game …