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Breaking the Chain of Command
(Photo: Mass Communication Specialist Senior Chief Kevin Elliott / US Navy) When is a whistleblower not a whistleblower? When he's a scapegoat. Pfc. Bradley Manning is an …
High Food Prices: Do Family Farmers Benefit?
Farm prices are up again, so farmers must be getting rich, right? The U.S. Department of Agriculture sure thinks so, projecting that U.S. farmers will see record net cash …
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For Young Environmental Activists, Obama Now the One to Pressure
Washington - Not so long ago Barack Obama and his campaign team might have masterminded the kind of conference that is unfolding in downtown Washington, D.C. Thousands …
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Yemeni Opposition Leaders to Confer With Regional Bloc
Sana, Yemen - Opposition leaders from Yemen said they planned to travel to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to discuss an agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council on a timetable …
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After Pledging to Not Raise Taxes, Walker Proposes Hiking Taxes and Fees on the Poor and Students
One of the most important ideological commitments of the modern conservative movement is an opposition to tax increases. It is with this ideology that then-Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker …
“Spillionaires”: Profiteering in the Wake of the BP Oil Spill
Smoke plumes from spill-response crews gathering and burning oil in the Gulf of Mexico near the site of the leaking Macondo well. (Photo: Dr. Oscar Garcia / Florida State …
Media Activists Join Forces to Preach Beyond the Choir
Editor's Note: The country's largest media reform conference, the National Conference on Media Reform 2011, was held in Boston on April 8-11, bringing together journalists, activists, educators and policy-makers. …
“To Work at Fukushima, You Have to Be Ready to Die“
Masayuki Ishizawa a temporary nuclear power plant laborer in Japan, April 8, 2011. Before the quake, thousands of untrained, temporary laborers handled most of the dangerous work at nuclear …
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Migrants “Fleeing Death” as Qaddafi’s Attacks on Misrata Mount, and Rebels Flee Ajdabiya
Medical personnel scramble to stabilize a badly wounded man following an attack by suspected military forces loyal to Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi, in Misrata, Libya, April 15, 2011. …
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Harry Potter and the Network of Neutrality
Protester with Harry Potter-themed sign at Prop 8 protest in Los Angeles, California. (Photo: yensid1998) Who knew Harry Potter’s magic powers were for real? Okay, excuse my …