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Retirees Occupy Century Aluminum
On Dec. 18, a dozen retirees, men and women in their 60s, 70s, even 80s, began occupying a median strip along Route 33 in front of the closed Century …
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Why the GOP Loves Keystone XL and Wants Congress to Approve the Pipeline
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), left, and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) at a news conference about the Keystone XL pipeline in Washington, on January 18, 2012. (Photo: …
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Former Guantánamo Prisoner Who Alleged US Torture, Drugging, Sentenced by Algerian Authorities
The detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pictured on October 4, 2007. (Photo: Todd Heisler / The New York Times) The UK action charity Reprieve, whose attorneys …
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Three Years After Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Passed, Women Still Earn Far Less Than Men
Sunday marked the third anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the first legislation signed into law by President Obama. The law, which expanded the statute of limitations …
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The Largest Gathering of Humanity in the History of Bolivia
The Repression Strengthened Us! - Letter From Bolivia One wrong move, forgetting to take your hat off, the interruption of a phone ringing notwithstanding — after a …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Billionaires Not Paying Their Fair Share in Taxes, and More
In today's On the News segment: The Republican primary race for the White House hits Florida, billionaires not paying their fair share in taxes, UN warns of rapid population …
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Conservatives’ Politics of Fear a Biological Response
The tone of this year’s Republican presidential primary (which now seems destined to last much longer than Mitt Romney had been planning) seems sort of, well, fearful. One after …
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New Film Exposes Rape, Sexual Assault Epidemic in US Military
Guests: Kori Cioca, formerly served in the U.S. Coast Guard, where she was beaten and raped by her supervisor and then charged with adultery because he was …
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Occupy DC: We’re Defending Our Dream
The statue of Civil War General James B. McPherson, which sits in the center of the square in downtown D.C. that bears his name, was used by Occupy D.C. …
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Bill to Prohibit Insider Trading by Members of Congress Advances in Senate
Washington - In an effort to regain public trust, the Senate voted Monday to take up a bill that would prohibit members of Congress from trading stocks and other …