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Can the Left Stage a Tea Party?
Washington - Why hasn't there been a tea party on the left? And can President Obama and the American left develop a functional relationship? That those two …
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Don’t Drink the Water: Tainted Water Flows from Taps of Rural Valley Homes
Tooleville - From her living room window, Valeriana Alvarado can see the Friant-Kern Canal, where pristine snowmelt flows to farm fields. She loves walking along the canal, …
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Greek Government Cutting 30,000 State Jobs
Athens - After marathon talks with foreign auditors, the Greek government said Sunday that it had reached a deal on how to slash its unwieldy public sector by putting …
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Arab Spring Increases Pressure on Israel to Negotiate, Panetta Says
In the face of the regime changes brought by the Arab Spring, negotiating with the Palestinians is all the more important for an “increasingly isolated” Israel, Defense Secretary Leon …
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Fox News Offers Wall Street Protester an Interview but Doesn’t Air It After He Slams Fox
As the occupation of Wall Street enters its third week, the New York Observer points out that the notoriously right-wing Fox News has been doing its best to dismiss …
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Corporate Overkill: Wendy’s Tries to Grill a Burger in the Lab
At first blush, you might think that “Dave's Hot 'N Juicy” is the title of a pornographic movie. Actually, it's only a hamburger. Well, not just any …
Five Facts You Should Know About the Wealthiest One Percent of Americans
As the ongoing occupation of Wall Street by hundreds of protesters enters its third week — and as protests spread to other cities such as Boston and Los Angeles …
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The Reign of the One Percenters: Income Inequality and the Death of Culture in New York City
For my daughter’s benefit, so that she might know the enemy better, know what he looks like, where he nests, and when and where to throw eggs at his …
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Save the American Dream by Fighting the Plutocracy
Thousands rally to defend worker rights in Wisconsin, then nearly a million force a referendum in Ohio to repeal a similar assault. Tens of thousands fill congressional town meetings …
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Romney: I Would “Absolutely” Support State Constitutional Amendment to Define Life as Beginning at Conception
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) told Fox News host Mike Huckabee this weekend that he would support an amendment to his state’s constitution to define life as beginning …