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The Shocking Ways the Corporate Prison Industry Games the System
"The United States, with just 5 percent of the world’s population, currently holds 25 percent of the world's prisoners, and for the last 30 years America’s business entrepreneurs have …
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Britain Downgrades Diplomatic Ties With Iran
London - Britain said on Wednesday that it had closed its embassy in Tehran, withdrawn all its diplomats and ordered Iran to do the same within 48 hours at …
Herman Cain’s Problem Is Herman Cain
Talk show host and former CEO of Godfather's Pizza Herman Cain of Georgia speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) As GOP presidential hopeful …
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Senate Amendment Calls for a Return to Bush-Era Torture
Artist's rendering of a detainee in goggles and earmuffs used for sensory deprivation. (Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Ayotte amendment on secret torture overshadows abuse problems with …
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Central Banks Take Joint Action to Ease Debt Crisis
Washington - The Federal Reserve moved Wednesday with other major central banks to buttress financial markets by increasing the availability of dollars outside the United States, reflecting growing concern …
The European Central Bank Withholds Relief While Rome Burns
European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo: James Shiell) "To some people, the European Central Bank [ECB] seems like a fire department that is letting the house burn …
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The SOPA Scoop: Anti-Piracy Bills Enrage Web Freedom Groups, Divide Congress
(Photo: Ciccio Pizzettaro) Misuse of copyrighted content is a fact of life on the Internet. Everyday, YouTube users upload homemade videos with copyrighted songs and peers share …
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It Takes People Power to Make Clear That Corporations Are NOT People
In the Nov. 8 elections, the national media gave extensive coverage to a proposed “personhood amendment” to Mississippi's state constitution. This was an extremist anti-abortion ballot initiative to declare …
Despite Supercommittee Failure, Republicans Intend to Get Their Pound of Flesh in 2012
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), co-chair of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, after the committee's first meeting in Washington, September 8, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / The …
Patriot Millionaires: Let the Bush Tax Cuts Expire Once and for All
(Image: JR / TO; Adapted: SqueakyMarmot, teresia) Patriot Millionaires for Fiscal Strength, a group of citizens who make more than $1 million a year, met with politicians …