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“Occupy Obama” Could Turn Up Heat on the Democrats
President Barack Obama is no longer running unchallenged in all the major primary states, thanks to activists in Iowa who are focusing their Occupy Wall Street activism onto the …
Secure Communities Silences Domestic Violence Victims
For years, Yan endured brutal beatings and repeated rapes at the hands of her husband. An undocumented immigrant from Asia, she never called the police out of fear that …
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How to Make Banks Really Mad: Occupy Foreclosures
Could the next step after camping in Zuccotti Park be camping out in homes facing foreclosure?
“It Should Be Like This Everywhere”: The Free Economy of Liberty Plaza Park
Demonstrators are served lunch at the makeshift food center at the Occupy Wall Street protest. (Photo: Robert Caplin / The New York Times) "The process is the …
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Qaddafi is Dead. Now What for Libya?
Libyans gather for Friday prayer at Martyr's Square in Tripoli, Libya, Oct. 21, 2011. (Photo: Joao Pina / The New York Times) Washington - With the death …
US Looks Increasingly Irrelevant as Mideast Peace Broker
Washington - While a growing number of influential voices here and in the region insist that the nearly 20-year, U.S.-sponsored “peace process” has reached its terminal phase, the administration …
Which Bank Is the Worst for America? 5 Behemoths That Hold Our Political System Hostage
(Photo: LifeSupercharger / Flickr) The economic crash led to the loss of 9 million jobs and the biggest drop in American home-ownership since the Great Depression.
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Global Economic Fate Hinges on European Finance Talks
Washington - The fate of the global economy, European unity — and the 401(k) savings of ordinary Americans — all hang in the balance as Europe's leaders meet over …
Goodbye Iraq? Not Exactly
President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference about the Iraq troop withdrawal in the White House briefing room in Washington, October 21, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / …
Occupy DC: Can the 99 Percent’s Energy Be Channeled Into a Movement?
Occupy Wall Street: Day 1, September 17, 2011. (Photo: luddista) On October 1, 2011, seven residents of the Washington, DC area came together for the founding assembly …