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Activists and Anarchists Speak for Themselves at Occupy Oakland
January 28 was not supposed to turn out the way it did. After Occupy Oakland failed to occupy its first two targeted buildings and had a short-lived street battle …
Too Dumb to Live? Executing People With Intellectual Disabilities
(Image: JR / TO; Adapted: timtom.ch, _Cape Town Craig) William Jefferson Clinton, aka “Slick Willy,” hungered for the White House. But in the early months of 1992, …
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As Contraceptives Rule Enters GOP Race, Will Reproductive Rights Affect 2012 Election?
TRANSCRIPT: AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman, with Nermeen Shaikh, as we talk about the whole …
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Ohio Lawmakers Introduced 33 Bills Last Year Based on ALEC Model Legislation
Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich (governor-elect at the time of this photo) speaks at a press conference at the Ohio Chamber of Commerce in Columbus, Ohio, November 3, 2010. …
Book Burning in Arizona
There is more at work in the attack on ethnic studies than the rise of Tea Party politics and specific acts of censorship.
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Ron Paul Calls for the Elimination of Public Lands
During a stop in Elko, Nevada last week, presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) said that he opposes the federal ownership of any public lands. After stating that …
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Membership in Unions Supporting Obama on Keystone Rejection Outnumbers Those Against
Washington - A barrage of industry-led advertising and lobbying urging President Obama to “put jobs ahead of politics” has fueled the impression that labor unions universally champion the Keystone …
Dangerous Uncertainty in Pakistan
With relations between Pakistan’s civilian government and military incredibly tense, speculation is ripe in the local and international media that the threat of a military takeover looms large. The …
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Hypocrisy: Romney Maintained Massachusetts Contraception Requirement That Mirrors Obama’s Rule
Mitt Romney has launched a petition accusing the Obama administration of “using Obamacare to impose a secular vision on Americans who believe that they should not have their religious …
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Bridging the Divide
Abu Dhabi, UAE - I've just finished teaching a three week January term course at New York University's Abu Dhabi campus (NYUAD). I've had the great fortune to teach …