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Head of Catholic Bishops Paid Pedophiles to Disappear
Archdiocese of Minneapolis admitted that, during Dolan's tenure, pedophiles were paid to simply disappear.
Wisconsin Recall Election Tests Voters’ Appetite for Cuts
The brawl over Gov. Scott Walker's recall is a preview of whatu2019s coming to campaigns across America this year.
A Drone-Eat-Drone World: With Its “Roadmap” in Tatters, The Pentagon Detours to Terminator Planet
“Weu2019re living in an age in which armed robots do regularly surveil, track, and kill people.”
Cartwright Report Calls for Nuclear Reductions and Elimination of US Land-Based Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force
Gen. James Cartwright chaired a recently released report by the nuclear disarmament group Global Zero on
For-Profit Education: Milking Students and the Taxpayers for Corporate Profits
The institutions make a nice profit whether students graduate or not and whether they start a career or not.
Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Quebec’s Student Movement
The following is a list of ten points that everyone should know about the student movement in Quebec to help place their struggle in its proper global context.
Is This What Democracy Looks Like? Reflections on Chicago
When the NATO summit began, the presence of the police force felt as substantial as the massive crowd they were there to control.
The Washington Post, PBS and the Koch-Funded American Enterprise Institute Attack Community Colleges
America's community colleges are in a near-death cycle after decades of budget cuts designed to weaken the public commons.
Echoing the State: The New York Times on Honduras
Honduras has belatedly appeared on the radar of the U.S. media over the past couple of weeks. A joint U.S.-Honduras drug raid on Friday, May 11, reportedly killed civilians—including …
Unleashed: Globalizing the Global War on Terror
As he campaigns for reelection, President Obama periodically reminds audiences of his success in terminating the deeply unpopular Iraq War. With fingers crossed for luck, he vows to do …