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Bishop Gene Robinson Explains Why Religious People Should Support the 99 Percent Movement
Over the last few weeks, a number of clergy, religious activists, and writers — both Christian and Jewish — have spoken out in support of the Wall Street protests. …
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Business Leader: “I’m So Grateful to Occupy Wall Street“
Demonstrators with the Occupy Wall Street protests clean an area at the encampment in Zucotti Park in New York, October 13, 2011. (Photo: Robert Stolarik / The New York …
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Scenes From Oakland’s General Strike: Activists Shut Down Local Citibank Chapter
Today, thousands of Oakland residents are participating in a general strike to protest last week’s police brutality and to draw attention to the economic inequality that the 99 Percent …
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A Realistic Fix for the Mortgage Crisis
President Obama recently announced that the federal government will take steps to reduce interest rates on mortgages for some existing homeowners. Unfortunately, that won't help millions of U.S. homeowners …
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US and Israeli Tech Teams Develop “Malworm” to Take Down Iran’s Computer Software
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Facing mounting concern about Iran's nuclear program, a top US and Israeli technical team has developed an improved computer “malworm” designed to …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Greek People to Vote on Plutocrat-Friendly EU Bailout, and More
In today's On the News Segment: Today is the day for a planned general strike in Oakland - the first of its kind since 1946, it's up to the …
Revolution With a Chuckle
When the Oakland police donned their gas masks and riot gear and shot protesters in the face, sending one Iraq War veteran to the hospital, Washington Post photo editor …
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Lakota Tribes “Refuse to Cooperate” With Tar Sands Proponents
A protester against the Keystone XL pipeline is arrested outside the White House in this screengrab from “The Indigenous Call: Take Back Our Future.” (Image: StopKeystoneXL) The …
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Source: Port of Oakland Running at Half Capacity After Wildcat Strike in Solidarity With Occupy Oakland
Port of Oakland. (Photo: st3ck3l) Update 1:42 PM Pacific - Despite push-back from union leaders and the management at the Port of Oakland, rank and file longshoremen …
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Rehabilitating Former Child Soldiers Who “Liked” Killing
Bukavu, DR Congo - Murhula’s* life changed forever when he was nine years old. It was the year that he learned to kill, torture and rape. …