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Politics and Happiness, in Perfect Mutual Attraction
Translated by Henry Crapo and reviewed by Bill Scoble. The atmosphere was festive, and combativity was in full force. 70,000 persons had come, yesterday [1], to the Place du …
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New Homes Sold Without Underground Rights Spur Fracking Fears
Bert Garrido, a Florida transplant who bought a $400,000 home last year in upper Chatham County, is already having neighbor tensions in his newly adopted state. His concerns are …
Naval Commander Stands Trial for Telling Supercommittee to End the Wars and Tax the Rich
Consider the story of Leah Bolger, the latest American hero up on trial: She is a young female artist in the Midwest. She joins the Navy at 22, is …
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Shareholders Call on Companies to Disclose ALEC Ties
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) faces a run on its membership as Kraft, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Intuit, the Gates Foundation and, as of yesterday, McDonald’s broke ties with the …
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Guantánamo Judge’s Ruling Avoids Issue of Secret Testimony
The entrance to Camp Delta at the U.S. Naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba, seen in June, 2010. (Photo: Richard Perry / The New York Times) Guantanamo Bay Navy Base, …
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Washington Post: George Zimmerman to Be Charged in Trayvon Martin Shooting
Trayvon Martin rally, Hollywood, California, March 24, 2012. (Photo: Greg Lilly Photos) A little over a month and a half after he first gunned down the Florida teenager Trayvon …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Exodus of Corporate Donors From the American Legislative Exchange Council Continues, and More
In today's On the News segment: The exodus of corporate donors from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) continues, banks are once again preying on the poor with subprime …
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Two Immigrants Killed in Ambush by Arizona Gunmen
Eloy, Arizona. (Photo: Coc@) Two people were killed on Sunday night when “an unknown number of subjects in camouflage clothing armed with rifles” ambushed a truck carrying 20 to …
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Governments Around the World Grapple with Nonprofit Journalism
In Free Press’ 2011 report on international models for public media, we noted how many of the changes we are witnessing in the American media landscape are also happening …
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Teen Pregnancies Highest in States With Abstinence-Only Policies
The number of teen births in the U.S. dropped again in 2010, according to a government report, with nearly every state seeing a decrease. Nationally, the rate fell 9 …