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Calls for Daily Protests as Tanks Move on Syrian Towns
Beirut, Lebanon - Syrian activists called for daily protests beginning Tuesday in support of thousands of detained antigovernment demonstrators as security forces appeared to broaden the crackdown on dissent …
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How the McEconomy Bombed the American Worker
A poster advertises open positions at a McDonalds in New York in 2007. On April 19 of this year, the company launched its first-ever national hiring day. (Photo: Katayun …
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With $42 Billion and Seven Homes, Why Are the Kochs Buying Our Democracy?
The Koch brothers had plenty of places to party after their triumphs last November. They might've celebrated at any one of their multiple homes in five states worth a …
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News in Brief: US Troops in Afghanistan Feeling Five-Year High in Stress, and More …
US Troops in Afghanistan Feeling Five-Year High in Stress
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For Washington, WikiLeaks’ Real Crime Is Public Humiliation
In April, the Army transferred Private Bradley Manning from solitary confinement at Quantico, Virginia to the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kansas. At Quantico, according to a Human Rights Watch …
Religious Civil Rights: Why Have the Washington Times and the Air Force Academy Savaged Them?
Michael L. “Mikey” Weinstein, a 1977 Honor Graduate of the US Air Force Academy and founder and president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, denounces The Washington Times' recent …
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Financial Ties Bind Medical Societies to Drug and Device Makers
This story has been co-published with USA Today. From the time they arrived to the moment they laid their heads on hotel pillows, the thousands of cardiologists …
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Attorney for Imams, Who Were Pulled Off Plane, Seeks “Accountability“
The lawyer for two Muslim clergy removed from a flight to Charlotte because the pilot allegedly would not fly with them on board said Sunday he'll seek “accountability” from …
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CEO Bonuses Rose by Nearly 20 Percent in 2010, While Average Worker Saw Income Stagnate
As most American families continue to struggle with high unemployment and stagnant wages, CEOs at the country's 350 biggest companies saw their pay jump 11% last year to a …
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Read and Reread Lenin to Build the Future
In the present major crisis of capitalism, even when one is tempted to pretend to ignore the rise of the extreme right and other symptoms of despair, we do …