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Protest in the Driver’s Seat
The sickening repercussion of hardwood against a protestor’s skull is the soundtrack to too much of American history. If you think being a heavyweight boxer or …
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World’s Tallest Solar Tower Set for Arizona
Atlanta - In the western desert state of Arizona, a company called EnviroMission is planning to build a new solar tower, the first of its kind, an ambitious new …
BP on Trial at the Occupation
(Photo: Thomas Hawk; Edited: JR / TO) This is not the first courtroom where I've faced off against BP, British Petroleum. But this time, I was outdoors, …
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Catering to the Frozen Pizza Lobby
How small-minded is Congress? How tangled-up in a right-wing ideological knot is it? How subservient to corporate lobbyists is it?
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In Egypt, Long Lines for a Vote Clouded by Army’s Role
Cairo - Unexpectedly large crowds of voters turned out on Monday to cast their votes in Egypt’s first parliamentary election since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, a …
The Public Intellectual: Sophia A. McClennen
Sophia A. McClennen Is There a Way to Be Good Again? How to Be a Man After the Penn State Pedophilia Scandal Monday 28 November 2011 by: Sophia A. …
No Free Speech at Mr. Jefferson’s Library
Here’s the First Amendment, in full: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or …
Is There a Way to Be Good Again? How to Be a Man After the Penn State Pedophilia Scandal
Students in Penn State University's student center watch a live broadcast of Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly discussing the charges against a former assistant football coach and two university …
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The Alchemy of Our Awesomely Affluent
How much money is pouring into the pockets of America's richest 1 percent? How much of this income are America's richest paying in taxes? Major media outlets …
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Occupy the Majority
Boston - Everyone on the left side of American politics, from the near end to the far end, has advice for Occupy Wall Street. I'm no exception. But it's …