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Crackdown Toll Seen as Syrians Bury Hundreds
Mass burials in this Damascus suburb on Sunday showed the carnage of the past few days in gruesome detail: scores of bodies lined up on top of one another …
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Uprising in Montana: Activists Take a Stand Against Coal Exports
It didnu2019t really matter though: Hundreds converged from across the country for the Coal Export Action and 23 participated in five days of civil disobedience in protest of the …
“Be Honest About the History of Our Country”: Remembering the People’s Historian Howard Zinn at 90
Howard Zinn: “But remember, this power of the people on top depends on the obedience of the people below.”
Prisons, Profit and Immigrants in Arizona
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer defies President Obama on deferred deportation plan for undocumented immigrant youth.
Ohio GOP Admits Early Voting Cutbacks Are Racially Motivated
Why do Ohio Republicans suddenly feel so strongly about limiting early voting hours in Democratic counties?
US Arms Sales Make Up Most of Global Market
Weapons sales by the United States tripled in 2011 to a record high, driven by major arms sales to Persian Gulf allies concerned about Iranu2019s regional ambitions, according to …
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How the Right Is Creating Voter Vigilantes
Ouren and Americans for Prosperity gathered these recruits in Boca Raton in July to instruct them on how they could become u201cempoweredu201d vessels for True the Voteu2019s poll watcher …
Solitary Confinement: Torture Chambers for Black Revolutionaries
An estimated 80,000 men, women and even children are being held in solitary confinement on any given day in US prisons.
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Six Ways to Alleviate the Food vs. Fuel Issue
With the US drought, food vs fuel has returned as an issue. What alternatives are scientists, entrepreneurs developing to take us beyond the old debate?
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The Battle Over NDAA’s Police-State Provisions Continues in Court
Accompanying the lawsuit is an aggressive campaign to spread awareness about the consequences of the NDAA.