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White House Could Cast Decisive Vote to Permit 20,000 Fracking Wells in Delaware River Basin
This week the Delaware River Basin Commission released draft regulations to allow for the natural gas drilling technique hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, in the river’s watershed, which provides …
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Cain’s Lawyer Warns Other Accusers to “Think Twice” Before Coming Forward or They’ll Be Smeared Too
A story in today’s New York Times offers a disturbing look at the smear tactics and threats the Cain campaign is using to intimidate the four women accusing the …
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Man Outed as Undercover Cop at Occupy Oakland Condemns Police Brutality, Supports the Movement
Across the country, police have used undercover and/or plainsclothed police officers to monitor occupations and protests that are a part of the 99 Percent Movement. Earlier today, the Tennessean …
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Twitter Ordered to Yield Data in WikiLeaks Case
San Francisco - A federal judge on Thursday ruled that Twitter, the popular microblogging platform, must reveal information about three of its account holders who are under investigation for …
In Mexico, a Universal Struggle Against Power and Forgetting
Diego Rivera's Mural, “A Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park.” (Photo: asmythie / flickr) Alameda Park is Mexico City's languid space for lovers and open-air …
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Postal Workers Union Says Honor Vets with Jobs
On Veterans Day today, lawmakers will make a lot of speeches honoring the service of the nation’s military veterans. But many of these same lawmakers are backing legislation that …
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Cain, Penn State Scandals Should Make America Face Everyday Sex Abuse
Herman Cain has opted for a blanket denial, asserting that the four women who have so far accused him of inappropriate sexual conduct belong to a Democratic Party conspiracy …
Now Is the Time for an Economic Bill of Rights
We are beginning to understand that our money is not created by the federal government, but by banks. (Photo: photobunny / flickr) Henry Ford said, "It is …
An Obama Nightmare: Immigrant Deportation
Protesters gathered outside President Barack Obama's campaign headquarters to protest policies that have deported record numbers of Latinos, at One Prudential Plaza in Chicago, August 16, 2011. (Photo: Peter …
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From Occupy Wall Street to Occupy the Neighborhoods
The Occupy movement has done something amazing, getting Americans to start questioning our economic divides. It's created spaces for people to come together, voice their discontents and dreams, creatively …