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The Search for a Message
As the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) phenomenon grows, it has been expressing many truths, even while struggling to find a single over-arching message. The search for captions, slogans, …
The Rise of the Regressive Right and the Reawakening of America
A fundamental war has been waged in this nation since its founding, between progressive forces pushing us forward and regressive forces pulling us backward. We are going …
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Argentina to Wall Street: Latin American Social Movements and the Occupation of Everything
Photo taken during the protests of 2001 in Argentina. (Photo: Andre Deak) Massive buildings tower over Wall Street, making the sidewalks feel like valleys in an urban …
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“Scorched Earth: Legacies of Chemical Warfare in Vietnam“
(Image: Seven Stories Press) Cu Chi district, a short drive from our hotel in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, was the scene of fierce fighting during the …
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Dr. Cornel West and 14 Others Arrested Protesting Corporate Power at US Supreme Court
Washington - The October2011.org Movement that is occupying Freedom Plaza, led an impromptu march of 250 people up Pennsylvania Avenue to the US Supreme Court where Dr. Cornel West …
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Occupied – What Now?
Thanks in large part to the New York and national corporate media a massive campaign to shift power away from giant corporations and into the hands of the people …
Wall Street and Silicon Valley
Whenever someone criticizes “Wall Street,” someone else tries to defend Wall Street by saying that without it we wouldn’t have Silicon Valley and all of its wonders. Most recently, …
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The Tale of Two Assassination Plots
With Official Washington abuzz over a bizarre U.S. accusation that Iran’s Quds spy agency plotted to assassinate the Saudi ambassador, it might be worth recalling how American authorities responded …
“Convenient” Base Is Unexamined Excuse for US Silence on Bahrain Crackdown
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times) Pressure is building on the Obama administration to delay a proposed arms sale …
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Perry, Struggling in Campaign, Unveils Economic Program
Washington - Presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry released his economic plan Friday, promising that an energy-centric program to expand offshore drilling and domestic oil and gas exploration would …