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Barbarians in Suits at Italy’s Gates
Paestum, Italy - Walls tell you a lot about a country’s history. Since their purpose is to keep people out who want to get in, they generally mean trouble. …
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Who’s Gonna Care for the Aging Boomers? Poor, Immigrant Women
“You can't breathe, you can't sleep,” said White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, as she described the stress of worrying about an aging parent who needs assistance, and explained …
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Sorry Elizabeth, Wall Street Said No
Members of the House of Representatives meet with Elizabeth Warren, Special Advisor for the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 20, 2011. …
The Real War on Drugs: Veteran Border Journalist Charles Bowden Speaks
Federal police officers check the blood stains on the sidewalk where two people were shot dead with high-powered weapons in Guadalupe, Mexico, Jan. 6, 2010. Erika Gandara, 28, was …
Are Chemicals Making Us Fat?
(Photo: puuikibeach) The global obesity/diabetes epidemic is receiving wide-spread attention like the June 26 article in The Washington Post by David Brown. One-fourth of our national health …
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British Panel Says Murdochs Are Blocking Inquiries
A parliamentary panel investigating Britain's spreading phone hacking scandal accused the Murdoch empire on Wednesday of “deliberate attempts” to thwart its investigations. The House of Commons home …
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Bastille Square: a New Era for Civil Disobedience à la Française
The year 2011 of the “Spring of the Peoples” has already made history in so many ways that it will probably become an essential benchmark in future textbooks—maybe as …
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War Resisters Inject Truth Into Military Recruitment
The setting changes but the scene does not: Men and women in crisply pressed uniforms enter public high schools across the country and cajole the teenagers they meet into …
Prisoners Have Nothing to Gain by Eating
Prisoners risking death by refusing food in the Pelican Bay supermax, and those hunger striking in solidarity in prisons around California are a judgment of our sickness. "The degree …
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To Save Our Cities, Put Children First
We know a lot about the ideal environment for a happy whale or a happy mountain gorilla. We're far less clear about what constitutes an ideal environment for a …