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Grim Milestone as 300th CIA Drone Strike Hits Pakistan
The United States ‘covert’ drone war in Pakistan reached a new milestone today with the 300th attack on alleged militants in the country’s tribal areas, according to research by …
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12 Most Absurd Laws Used to Stifle the Occupy Wall St. Movement
As Occupy Wall Street protests spring up in cities across the country, authorities are thinking up creative ways to contain this peaceful and inspiring uprising. Although laws and municipal …
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Egypt’s Military Expands Power, Raising Alarms
Hosni Mubarak. (Photo: chaquespire / Flickr) Cairo - Egypt’s military rulers are moving to assert and extend their own power so broadly that a growing number of …
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House Bill Would Block EPA Oversight of Coal Ash, Leave it to States
Washington - Next up for Republicans in the House of Representatives who are seeking to curb the role of the Environmental Protection Agency is a vote Friday on a …
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After the Storm: The Instability of Inequality
(Photo: Devon Shaw / Flickr) New York - This year has witnessed a global wave of social and political turmoil and instability, with masses of people pouring …
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Raising Cain
Herman Cain. (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) Washington - Just be patient and you, too, can lead the polls for the Republican presidential nomination. Witness the ascent …
Anatomy of a Victory: Occupy Wall Street Wins a Big One
Demonstrators with the Occupy Wall Street protests raise brooms in the air on Wall Street in New York, Oct. 14, 2011. (Photo: Robert Stolarik / The New York Times) …
Why Privatizing the Golden Years Wouldn’t Work
Russ Gregory, 70, third from left, a retired Central Falls Fire Department captain, listens to Robert Flanders, a state-appointed receiver who is trying to right the cities finances, during …
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“Bloomberg Didn’t Evict Occupy Wall Street!” Demonstrators Cheer
Despite an optimistic mood at Occupy Wall Street (OWS) today due to a decision by Zuccotti Park's owner, Brookfield Office Properties, to not go forward with a planned cleanup …
Links Between Climate Change and Increased Social Unrest Unacknowledged
The thundercloud-like effect of smoke from a wild fire. (Photo: Greg Seitz / Flickr) In many respects, 2011 has been marked as much by the mayhem of …