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Children Burned With Cigarettes by Israeli Soldiers in Illegal Settlement
Three Palestinian children were allegedly burned with lit cigarettes and denied access to food, water or toilet facilities after being arrested and detained by Israeli soldiers and police in …
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Los Angeles Teachers Run on a Bigger Vision
Since the recession, Los Angeles has been laying off teachers, bringing in charters and reorganizing with a vengeance.
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A Mexican State Armed to the Teeth
Michoacan is one of Mexico's most lawless states, and decades ago the population learned to live with (and in many cases, live off) the drug trade.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Obama Spoke in Defense of Massive Government Spying Programs, and More
Corporate marketing companies are selling junk food to our kids, and they're doing it right in our nation's schools.
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“It’s Not Just Two Pesos; It’s the Country:" Mexico City’s #PosMeSalto Movement Protests Rising Transit Costs
A rise in subway fare has Mexican youth in a city-wide transportation protest, taking place in a majority of major train stations.
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Fast Track Opponents Predict More Lost Jobs, Higher Trade Deficit; Big Business Sees Unlimited Trade
President Obama is pursuing two controversial trade agreements and it is widely agreed that he needs fast track authority to move forward.
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Why the Washington Post’s New Ties to the CIA Are So Ominous
The Post is supposed to expose CIA secrets. But Amazon is under contract to keep them.
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Colorado Pot Stores Will Soon Get a Little Help From Their Friends at “High Times“
Executives from the magazine “High Times” have established the HT Growth Fund, a new private-equity fund that will invest in the growth of established mid-size cannabis-related businesses.
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What’s the Price of Workers’ Lives in Cambodia?
The killing of five garment workers in Cambodia suggests that they have been mobilized in service to a political agenda that has little to do with their own search …
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Members of Congress Introduce a New Fix for the Voting Rights Act
Legislation introduced yesterday represents the first attempt by a bipartisan group in Congress to reinstate the vital protections of the Voting Rights Act that the Supreme Court took away.