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UN Accuses Israel of Torturing Palestinian Children
Shir Hever: Israeli forces proven to be using Palestinian children as human shields despite attempts to cover it up to protect image.
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Egyptians Defend Military as Morsi Remains in Custody, Top Brotherhood Officer Seized
The social and political collided in Egypt as President Morsi was overthrown, and the head of the Muslim brotherhood was arrested.
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Millennials Reject Car Culture
Statistics reveal that millennials aren't as infatuated with cars as their parents and grandparents were.
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Reclaiming Public Control Over Public Assets and Destructive Outsourcing
Short-term efforts to close budget gaps can have a disastrous long-term impact.
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How the Pentagon Papers Came to Be Published by the Beacon Press, Told by Daniel Ellsberg and Others
Forty-one years ago, Beacon Press lost a Supreme Court case brought against it by the US government for publishing the first full edition of the Pentagon Papers.
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NSA Leaker Edward Snowden in His Own Words: “You’re Being Watched”
This is an excerpt of the interview Snowden did in June with Glenn Greenwald of The Guardian.
Egyptian Army Coup Topples President Morsi
Jubilation in the streets as Army removes Pres. Morsi and suspends constitution, some Egyptian TV stations shutdown by military forces.
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Banking on the Public: Going Postal, North Dakota and Other Finance Alternatives
Some activists appear to believe that the public banks will push corporate banks out of operation.
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Security Checks, Duty-Free Shops and … Beehives?
Beekeepers are using empty public land around Seattle-Tacoma Airport to breed and distribute healthier strains of honeybees.
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Pacific Ocean Floor Is a Huge Underwater Garbage Dump
A paper by researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute shows that trash is accumulating in the deep sea, particularly in Monterey Canyon, off the coast of California.