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On Anniversary of Hunger Strike Pelican Bay Prisoners in Solitary Confinement See No Change Request Intervention of CA Governor
A year after their hunger strike, prisoners in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) of Pelican Bay State Prison send an open letter to Governor Jerry Brown expressing their frustration …
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Dream Defenders Challenge Candidates to Tackle the “War on Youth” in Next Debate
In Boca Raton on Monday, the presidential candidates will be greeted by young activists with questions not covered in the debates.
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Does the Romney Family Now Own Your e-Vote?
Will you cast your vote this fall on a faulty electronic machine that's partly owned by the Romney family?
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Atlanta Police, Occupy Activists Team Up to Defend Detective’s Home
A retired cop battling cancer can no longer make her mortgage payments, and some of her former colleagues may risk their jobs as they camp in her yard alongside …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Workers Pick Up the Bill if Corporations Don’t Pay Their Fair Share, and More
In today's On The New segment: there's another audio tape Mitt Romney doesn't want you to hear.
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In Conference Call, Romney Urged Businesses to Tell Their Employees How to Vote
Romney was addressing a group of self-described “small-business owners.”
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Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down DOMA in Opinion by Republican-Appointed Judge
Judge says any law which discriminates against gay or lesbian people should be treated skeptically.
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New Gas Industry Astroturf: Landowner Advocates of NY Buses Activists to Albany Pro-Fracking Rally
A pro-fracking rally, funded by the oil and gas industry, was held in Albany, NY. Another effort of big oil corporations to use grassroots culture to their advantage.
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Dark Days: Life in Crack City
How crack slowly infiltrated, and destroyed, an urban community in New York City.
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More Arrests At Sensata Factory That Is Moving Jobs To China
Mitt Romney's former company Bain Capital is closing shop in Illinois and shipping American jobs to China. As more protesters are arrested, the Presidential candidate is no where to …