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Man Outed as Undercover Cop at Occupy Oakland Condemns Police Brutality, Supports the Movement
Across the country, police have used undercover and/or plainsclothed police officers to monitor occupations and protests that are a part of the 99 Percent Movement. Earlier today, the Tennessean …
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Twitter Ordered to Yield Data in WikiLeaks Case
San Francisco - A federal judge on Thursday ruled that Twitter, the popular microblogging platform, must reveal information about three of its account holders who are under investigation for …
In Mexico, a Universal Struggle Against Power and Forgetting
Diego Rivera's Mural, “A Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park.” (Photo: asmythie / flickr) Alameda Park is Mexico City's languid space for lovers and open-air …
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Postal Workers Union Says Honor Vets with Jobs
On Veterans Day today, lawmakers will make a lot of speeches honoring the service of the nation’s military veterans. But many of these same lawmakers are backing legislation that …
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Cain, Penn State Scandals Should Make America Face Everyday Sex Abuse
Herman Cain has opted for a blanket denial, asserting that the four women who have so far accused him of inappropriate sexual conduct belong to a Democratic Party conspiracy …
Now Is the Time for an Economic Bill of Rights
We are beginning to understand that our money is not created by the federal government, but by banks. (Photo: photobunny / flickr) Henry Ford said, "It is …
An Obama Nightmare: Immigrant Deportation
Protesters gathered outside President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters to protest policies that have deported record numbers of Latinos, at One Prudential Plaza in Chicago, August 16, 2011. (Photo: Peter …
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From Occupy Wall Street to Occupy the Neighborhoods
The Occupy movement has done something amazing, getting Americans to start questioning our economic divides. It's created spaces for people to come together, voice their discontents and dreams, creatively …
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Italian Senate Approves Austerity Measures
Rome - With Europe under mounting pressure from the United States to move quickly to tackle its debt crisis, the Italian Senate moved speedily on Friday to approve a …
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Veterans Day Began as a Pledge to End All Wars
World War I was considered the war to end all wars. (Photo: Boston Public Library / flickr) Believe it or not, November 11th was not made a …