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What Israel’s War Against Iran Would Look Like
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Army Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gants confer at a press conference on March 16, 2011. (Photo: Rina Castelnuovo / The …
Don’t Embarrass My Moneyed Friends! As Fundraising for Congress Goes Up, Hearings Go Down
Herbert J. Miller Jr., standing, at the Senate Watergate hearings with his client, Richard Moore, in 1973. (Photo: Mike Lien / The New York Times) For people …
Occupy Wall Street Hunger Strikers
Diego Ibanez turned 23 in jail. "It was wonderful. It was for a Times Square march. Going to jail with a lot of comrades and mic checking and singing …
The US National Security Smokescreen
Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, at a news conference during a court appearance for an extradition request, in London, February 24, 2011. (Photo: Andrew Testa / The New York …
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Obama’s New Square Deal
Washington - President Obama has decided that he is more likely to win if the election is about big things rather than small ones. He hopes to turn the …
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Senate Blocks Obama Choice for Consumer Panel
Washington - The Senate on Thursday blocked President Obama’s nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as filibustering Republicans who oppose the very powers of the new agency …
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Taking Abortion Corporate
A pro-choice rally. (Photo: Jon Chiang) Long before Merle Hoffman found her niche as a provider of reproductive health care, she sought to be extraordinary. The question …
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Occupy the Police State
Police officers in riot gear form a line near Occupy Los Angeles protesters outside City Hall in Los Angeles, November 30, 2011. This image is nearly identical to the …
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State Power and Democracy: Before and During the Presidency of George W. Bush
(Courtesy: Palgrave-Macmillan)
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LA and Occupy LA Agree: It’s Time to End Corporate Personhood
On December 3, just two days before Occupy L.A. was evicted by police, the General Assembly of the occupation passed a unanimous resolution calling for a constitutional amendment to …