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Americans Finally Join the Wave of Healthy Global Protest
Our “interesting times” just got much more interesting. Is it actually possible that the “sleeping giant” that is the American people is finally beginning to join the rest of …
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Lawsuit: TransCanada is Illegally Clearing the Way for Keystone XL Pipeline
Although Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama have not yet given the necessary approval for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, construction has already begun. Environmental …
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Obama Endorses Millionaire Tax “Surcharge,” Presses for Jobs Bill
President Obama, continuing to stump for his jobs bill, said today that he would accept a Senate plan to pay for the legislation by imposing a tax surcharge on …
Occupy Boston: Day One
My interpretation of the previous two days as a participant and journalist in Occupy Boston does not reflect the views of other members of the “99 percent” movement, or …
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Occupy Wall Street March Gets Massive Turnout; 28 Arrested in Police Crackdown
AMY GOODMAN: I’m Amy Goodman. JUAN GONZALEZ: And I’m Juan Gonzalez. Welcome to all of our listeners and viewers around the country and around the world. Labor …
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How (and Why) to Co-Opt Those Cops on Wall Street
The young (and not-so-young) protesters who came to Occupy Wall Street — and have stayed despite mass arrests — deserve thanks from the “99 percent” of Americans they claim …
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The Week Politics Changed
Washington - American politics reached a pivot point this week. A new story line will now define how voters and the media see what's going on. Since …
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What Do They Want? Justice
How can anyone possessed of the faintest sense of social justice not thrill to the Occupy Wall Street movement now spreading throughout the country? One need not be religiously …
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Economic “Experts” Got Crisis All Wrong
(Image: CartoonArts International/The New York Times Syndicate) It took bad thinking and bad policy by many players to get us into the state we’re in; rarely in …
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When IPS and the Heritage Foundation Agree that Something’s a Bad Idea, It Probably Does Stink
Sens. Kay Hagan (D-NC) and John McCain (R-AZ) have announced plans to introduce a bill tomorrow that would let U.S. companies bring home as much as $1.4 trillion of …