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Slaughter of Horses Goes On, Just Not in US
Lincoln, NE - The closing of the country’s last meat processing plant that slaughtered horses for human consumption was hailed as a victory for equine welfare. But five years …
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A Generation of CEOs Who Don’t Know How to Raise Wages
(Photo: s_falkow; Edited: JR / Truthout) Those who follow the rants from our business leaders and their allies in politics and the media have been struck by …
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The Best the GOP Can Offer?
Following the Republican nominating process, the debates in particular, it is not hard to conjure up the image of people in a bar at 1 a.m. arguing over the …
Idealism that Blinds: Facing Social and Educational Inequity
One aspect of the education reform debate that ?persistently gives me pause is the claim that the top students are being short-changed in U.S. public education—specifically due to disproportionate …
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Chile to Move Ahead with HydroAysén Project
On October 6, 2011, a Chilean appeals court lifted a suspension order that will allow the construction of the HidroAysén hydropower project to proceed. The appeals court had ordered …
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Hispanic Alabama Schoolchildren Face Bullying in the Wake of Anti-Immigrant Law
In a sadly predictable development, Hispanic public school students in Alabama — some of whom are United States citizens — are now facing racially motivated bullying in the wake …
Occupiers Have to Convince the Other 99 Percent
Occupy Wall Street: Day 14, September 30, 2011. (Photo: ©wendyannibell photos) The occupation movement’s greatest challenge will be overcoming the deep distrust of white liberals by the …
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Hundreds Die as Eastern Turkey Is Jolted by Quake
Istanbul - At least 240 people were killed and more than 1,000 were injured after a powerful earthquake shook eastern Turkey, Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay said on Monday. …
Why Occupy Wall Street Is the Next Republican Boogeyman
Occupy Wall Street: Day 1, September 17, 2011. (Photo: luddista) The Boogeyman is dead, and Santa is dying. The Republicans have been, since the 1930s, …
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Manliness in a Can
If you worry that American corporations have lost the innovative, can-do edge necessary to compete in today's global economy, you need to spend some time with Dr Pepper. …