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New Yorkers Occupy Streets to Protest Budget Cuts
(Photo: Joseph Kolker / Flickr) They have taken over a strip of the sidewalk at Park Place and Broadway, handing out flyers to passersby and taping posters …
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Turning Privacy “Threats” Into Opportunities
(Photo: Beau Lebens / Flickr) New York – It is a well-known – though questionable – truth in the online community that consumers won’t pay for privacy. …
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Dozens Killed by Car Bomb Blast at Afghan Capital
Kabul, Afghanistan - A sport utility vehicle packed with explosives blew up on Saturday outside a small hospital in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 20 …
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Why the Republican War on Workers Rights Undermines the American Economy
As the Washington Monument looms in the background, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) addresses the media in front of the White House in Washington on June 1, 2011. (Photo: …
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New York Votes to Allow Same-Sex Marriage
Lawmakers voted late Friday to legalize same-sex marriage, making New York the largest state where gay and lesbian couples will be able to wed and giving the national gay-rights …
Conclusion: Tag, You’re It!
Now is the most important time for us all to be paying attention, to show up, and to wake up our friends, family, and neighbors
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House Rejects Resolution Authorizing US Mission in Libya
The House on Friday resoundingly rejected a measure that would have authorized the United States’ mission in Libya, with 70 Democrats deserting President Obama on an issue that …
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Representative Murphy Says Thomas’ Actions Call Into Question Whether He “Can Continue to Serve as a Justice“
In an exclusive interview with ThinkProgress, Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT) — the lead sponsor of a bill which would strip Supreme Court justices of their immunity from a code …
Trial Begins: Did New Orleans Media Contribute to Police Violence After Hurricane Katrina?
(Photo: Quinn Dombrowski / Flickr) Jury selection began June 22 in what observers have called the most important trial New Orleans has seen in a generation. It …
Brainwashing the Corporate Way
(Photo: Reza Vaziri / Flickr) One of the most original and provocative books of the past decade is “Disciplined Minds” by Jeff Schmidt (Rowman & Littlefield). "A …