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Censoring of Tweets Sets Off #Outrage
San Francisco - It started five years ago after a young engineer in San Francisco sketched out a quirky little Web tool for telling your friends what you were …
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LA Police Department Conducts Joint Exercises with the Military
(Image: JR / Truthout; Adapted: ax2groin, U.S. Army, iyoupapa) The LA Police Department, known for its brutality and corruption over the years, and the U.S. …
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What We Learned From One Year of Mitt Romney’s Taxes
After resisting for months, Mitt Romney finally released one year of his tax returns this week. Here’s what we learned: Click …
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Union Membership Holds Steady in 2011
Public sector declines in unionization offset by gains in the private sector After falling by almost 1.4 million workers between 2008 and 2010, union membership hit a …
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NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly Urged to Resign After Police Conceal Role in Anti-Muslim Documentary
Juan Gonzalez: A coalition of New York Muslim and interfaith groups gathered at City Hall Thursday calling for the resignation of New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and police …
NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly Urged to Resign After Police Conceal Role in Anti-Muslim Documentary (2)
Representatives from the New York City Muslim community, together with local ethnic and interfaith groups, gathered at City Hall Thursday calling for the resignation of New York City Police …
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When New Obama Chief of Staff Was NYU Executive, School Ceased Recognizing Union
Three months into a bitter strike, the Graduate Students Organizing Committee sent an e-mail to supporters. “Like their refusal to bargain, their threats last fall, and the docking …
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Inventories Give Boost to Fourth Quarter Gross Domestic Product
A sharp reversal from the third quarter's decline in inventories added 1.94 percentage points to GDP growth in the fourth quarter, bringing the rate to 2.8 percent. Final demand …
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ALEC Behind Push to Require Climate Denial Instruction in Schools
On January 16, the Los Angeles Times revealed that anti-science bills have been popping up over the past several years in statehouses across the U.S., mandating the teaching of …
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Fracking Company: EPA Decision to Test Contaminated Wells in Dimock “Undercuts” Obama’s Commitment to Natural Gas
President Obama proclaimed his support for safely expanding gas and oil drilling on public lands this week, and the announcement received an uncomfortable applause from a fracking company ensnarled …