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In Slap at Syria, Turkey Shelters Anti-Assad Fighters
Antakya, Turkey — Once one of Syria’s closest allies, Turkey is hosting an armed opposition group waging an insurgency against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, providing shelter to …
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Occupy Oakland: Peace and Prosperity – Is That Too Much to Ask For?
Max Eternity reports from Occupy Oakland, the scene of a heavy-handed police crackdown earlier this week.
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Protests Awaken a Goliath in India
Dwarka, India — Shubhrangshu Barman Roy and his childhood friends are among the winners in India’s economic rise. They have earned graduate degrees, started small companies and settled into …
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In Colorado, a Power Struggle Towards Moving to Municipally Owned Energy
Boulder, Colo. - Many Americans these days, from the huddled masses of Occupy Wall Street to the coifed confines of the presidential campaign, are talking about the future of …
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Southern California Carwash Workers Win First-Ever Contracts
There’s good news from the struggle for justice for Southern California carwash workers — carwasheros. In a groundbreaking agreement, carwash workers at Bonus Car Wash in Santa Monica have …
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US Planning Troop Buildup in Gulf After Exit From Iraq
United States soldiers performed a closing ceremony on Oct. 20 for a base in Tikrit, now under the control of Iraqi forces. (Photo: Andrea Bruce / The New York …
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ICE Agent During Search: “The Warrant Is Coming Out of My Balls“
(Photo: United States Federal Government / Wikimedia) The ACLU of Tennessee filed a lawsuit this week in federal court on behalf of fifteen residents of an apartment …
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Occupy San Francisco: No-Show Raid Invigorates Protesters
(Photo: Michael Prados / Flickr) San Francisco - Before word swept through Occupy SF of an impending police raid, the camp at the south end of Justin …
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Occupy Movement Confronts Racial Disparities Within America’s 99 Percent
New York/Oakland - Barely a month after the first group of protesters set up its encampment in Zuccotti Park in New York City, the phrase "We are the 99 …
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13 Americans Among Those Killed in Kabul Suicide Attack
Kabul, Afghanistan — At least 13 American soldiers were among more than 20 people killed when a Taliban suicide car bomber attacked an armored NATO shuttle bus in Kabul …