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Youth in Revolt
One great irony of the youth-led revolt in the Arab world is that the two shining successes, Tunisia and Egypt, were previously stellar examples of neoliberal policy. …
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FCC Report Finds Local Journalism in Severe Decline
(Photo: Andrew Whitacre / Flickr) Local journalism has not been able to keep up with a changing media landscape, leading to a significant drop in quality in-depth …
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Why the Budget Is the Wrong Thing to Fight About
The country is consumed right now with the fight over the Federal budget, specifically the plan of Rep. Ryan (R-Wisconsin) to balance it by (mostly) radically cutting spending on …
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Garden Helps Community Grow, Flower
As Prescott inches closer to realizing the longstanding aim of creating a bona fide community garden, there are a number of aspects to the story that merit additional attention. …
Peru Turns Left
Humala Narrowly Edges out Fujimori
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A French Cure for the Resource Curse
French President Nicolas Sarkozy. (Photo: World Economic Forum / Flickr) New York - The campaign to ensure that companies engaged in extractive activities disclose all of their …
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United, Not Divided – Marchers Take On History and Mountaintop Removal
(Photo: March on Blair Mountain / Flickr) Deep in coal country, a revolution is brewing. In rural West Virginia, nearly 500 people have been marching since Monday, …
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Angry Pakistani Army Says It Does Not Want US Aid
Islamabad - Pakistan's army lashed out Thursday at its critics at home as well as in the United States in an angry statement that underscored just how deep a …
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Alabama Governor Signs One of the Nation’s Harshest Anti-Immigrant Laws
UPDATE June 9, 2011 11:05AM ET: Gov. Robert Bentley signed HB 56 into law Thursday morning, the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice confirms. The law is set to go …
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Arizona Wildfire Threatens Electrical Grid
Pinetop, Arizona - The gusty winds that have been fueling a vast wildfire in eastern Arizona slowed somewhat on Thursday, allowing firefighters to make some headway against the blaze, …