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Egypt’s Military Expands Power, Raising Alarms
Hosni Mubarak. (Photo: chaquespire / Flickr) Cairo - Egypt’s military rulers are moving to assert and extend their own power so broadly that a growing number of …
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House Bill Would Block EPA Oversight of Coal Ash, Leave it to States
Washington - Next up for Republicans in the House of Representatives who are seeking to curb the role of the Environmental Protection Agency is a vote Friday on a …
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After the Storm: The Instability of Inequality
(Photo: Devon Shaw / Flickr) New York - This year has witnessed a global wave of social and political turmoil and instability, with masses of people pouring …
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Raising Cain
Herman Cain. (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) Washington - Just be patient and you, too, can lead the polls for the Republican presidential nomination. Witness the ascent …
Anatomy of a Victory: Occupy Wall Street Wins a Big One
Demonstrators with the Occupy Wall Street protests raise brooms in the air on Wall Street in New York, Oct. 14, 2011. (Photo: Robert Stolarik / The New York Times) …
Why Privatizing the Golden Years Wouldn’t Work
Russ Gregory, 70, third from left, a retired Central Falls Fire Department captain, listens to Robert Flanders, a state-appointed receiver who is trying to right the cities finances, during …
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“Bloomberg Didn’t Evict Occupy Wall Street!” Demonstrators Cheer
Despite an optimistic mood at Occupy Wall Street (OWS) today due to a decision by Zuccotti Park's owner, Brookfield Office Properties, to not go forward with a planned cleanup …
Links Between Climate Change and Increased Social Unrest Unacknowledged
The thundercloud-like effect of smoke from a wild fire. (Photo: Greg Seitz / Flickr) In many respects, 2011 has been marked as much by the mayhem of …
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GOP Passes “Let Women Die” Bill; Representative Praises Their “Fight for Rights of Women“
Foregoing any interest in getting America back to work, House Republicans continued their campaign against women’s health yesterday by passing the “Protect Life Act.” Known as the “Let Woman …
The Public Option in Banking: Another Look at the German Model
Norddeutsche Landesbank, a public corporation by the federal states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. (Photo: dierk schaefer) Publicly owned banks were instrumental in funding Germany's “economic miracle” …