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Rachel Maddow | Russ Feingold on Union Breaking Efforts by GOP in Wisconsin
Russ Feingold, former US senator from Wisconsin and founder of Progressives United, talks with Rachel Maddow about massive rallies against the Wisconsin governor’s anti-union threat and how to politically …
Bahrain Police Crack Down; Five Dead and Hundreds Hurt
Manama, Bahrain - Without warning, hundreds of heavily armed riot police officers rushed into Pearl Square here early Thursday, firing shotguns, tear gas and concussion grenades at the thousands …
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EXCLUSIVE: My Tortured Journey With Former Guantanamo Detainee David Hicks
David Hicks, author of “Guantanamo: My Journey.” (Image: Random House Australia) I've been struggling these past few weeks. I read a book written by a former Guantanamo …
Public Workers in Wisconsin Protest Plan to Cut Benefits
Madison, Wis. - Thousands of public employees and supporters converged at a hearing at the capitol here that ran into the wee hours of Wednesday morning to voice their …
Nadler, Polis Push Today to Cut Deficit by Trimming Empire
President Obama and House Republicans are out with their budget plans for the next fiscal year. Economist Jeffrey Sachs described it thus: President Obama wants to bleed the patient. …
South Dakota’s Legislative Attack on Abortion Providers
The South Dakota House of Representatives will soon vote on a bill that would expand the definition of justifiable homicide to include killing to protect the life of a …
The Day Egypt Disappeared
On February 11, 2011, after 30 years of dictatorship, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak announced he was stepping down. As ancient pharaohs slumbered inside, a crowd of over a million …
Restoring Economic Sovereignty
"It is time to declare economic sovereignty from the multinational banks that are responsible for much of our current economic crisis. Every year, we ship over a billion dollars …
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Revolutions in the Information Age
Rabat, Morocco - Facebook and cell phone text messages helped Tunisia’s youth organize an unprecedented revolution, which led to the overthrow of the 23-year-long Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali dictatorship …
Fix the Pentagon Part I: Create an Independent Audit Agency
The Need for a Federal Contract Audit Agency Charles M. Smith