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Occupying Wall Street: What Went Right?
Demonstrators with the Occupy Wall Street protests march from Zucotti Park to Washington Square, in New York, Oct. 8, 2011. The movement has inspired more than 200 Facebook pages …
We, the 99 Percent, Demand the End of the Wars Now
Demonstrators march near St. Andrews Plaza as part of the protest movement against big business called “Occupy Wall Street,” in New York, Sept. 30, 2011. (Photo: Ozier Muhammad / …
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair: Events Like Fukushima Too Rare to Require Immediate Changes
Gregory Jaczko, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, speaks at a House Energy and Commerce Committee meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 16, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott …
A Citizens’ Campaign for a New National Security Policy
(Photo: isafmedia / Flickr) Winners and Losers in the US “War on Terror” The starting point for a citizens' campaign for a new national …
Where Post Office Is the Town’s Heart, Fears of Closings
(Photo: amortize / Flickr) Neville, Ohio - While checking for mail on her daily visit, Susan Reid regaled the town postmaster with news of the wonderful swimming …
The “Getting” of Assange and the Smearing of a Revolution
Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, leaving the Royal Court of Justice on July 13th, 2011. (Photo: acidpolly / Flickr) The High Court in London will soon decide …
Why Herman Cain is the Koch Brothers’ Favorite Presidential Candidate
Former pizza executive Herman Cain’s rise to the top of the Republican presidential pack will undoubtedly put smiles on the faces of two Omaha brothers: Charles and David Koch. …
How Greece Could Escape the Euro
Greece would be in much better shape now if it had never joined the euro zone, or if it had been kicked out in 2004 when it admitted that …
The Threat of Warships on an “Island of World Peace”
Song Kang-ho, an activist opposing a naval base under construction, near the construction site, in Gangjeong village on Jeju Island, South Korea, August 2, 2011. (Photo: Jean Chung / …
Straw Poll Results: Progressives Stand With Obama’s Jobs Agenda
This will be a disappointment for the political reporters always looking to gawk at “hot Dem-on-Dem” action or what Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md., at the Take Back the American …