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The Smugness of Unintended Consequences
After my post on Corey Robin’s new book, a friend recommended Albert O. Hirschman’s Rhetoric of Reaction. As the title suggests, the book is about the rhetorical style of conservative …
Will the New Israeli Social Movement Address the Occupation?
Protesters from the J14 Movement in Israel, September 3, 2011. (Photo: Eli Brody) Over the past several months, there has been a huge wave of ongoing protest …
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UN Torture Report Stirs Pressure for Congressional Response
Ten years after promising that human rights would be protected in Afghanistan, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has verified “systemic torture” by Afghan security forces trained and …
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Occupy Wall Street Wins Converts, Flummoxes Cops on Global Day of Protest
They looked like a small army. Just a few short blocks from Liberty Plaza, where a four-week occupation has spawned the beginnings of a new mini-society, the opposition was …
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Rep. Barney Frank Connects Defense Cuts Drive To Occupy Movement
Rep. Barney Frank is ratcheting up his longstanding push to reduce federal defense spending with a series of town hall events in his Massachusetts congressional district atarting this weekend. …
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America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases
They increasingly dot the planet. There’s a facility outside Las Vegas where “pilots” work in climate-controlled trailers, another at a dusty camp in Africa formerly used by the French …
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A Movement Too Big to Fail
Demonstrators with the Occupy DC protests march through Washington, October 15, 2011. In dozens of cities around the world on Saturday, people took to the streets as part of …
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Nontraditional Teaching Promoted for Girls
Paris - Making some simple, basic changes in education policy can result in many more girls attending school, experts said at a meeting here this week on Gender Equality …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: GOP Frontrunner Cain Admits His 9-9-9 Plan Would Raise Taxes on the Poor, and More
In today's On the News segment: Mitt Romney is outpacing Obama in fundraising on Wall Street, unnamed sources told The Associated Press the president will withdraw all US troops …
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The Real Agenda Behind Voter Suppression (2)
The boldest attack on the Denver Paid Sick Leave Voter Initiative isn’t from the Chamber of Commerce. With large majorities supporting the November 2011 ballot measure, opponents know they …