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Twelve Charts That Will Make Your Blood Boil
In the past 20 years, the US economy has grown nearly 60 percent. This huge increase in productivity is partly due to automation, the internet, and other improvements in …
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Marching for Change: Street Bands in the US (2)
There’s an Emma Goldman saying that goes something like this: “If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be a part of your revolution!” In the past decade, more …
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Ban Proposed on Export Restrictions That Undermine Food Security
Geneva - Egypt has initiated a proposal in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to ban export restrictions on farm products to poor countries that are net food importers. The …
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New Law in Kansas Set to Close All Abortion Providers in State
Overland Park, Kan. - One in a series of abortion limits approved in Kansas since Republicans took full control of the state government this year — a new license …
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Oil Industry Forms New Astroturf Group to Manipulate 2012 Republican Primary in Iowa
(Photo: Melina.; Edited: JR / Truthout) As the Republican presidential candidates tour Iowa hoping to lock up the 2012 nomination, they will hear an assortment of questions …
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After Villagers’ Protest Campaign, Israel Removes Part of West Bank Wall
Palestinian protesters run a bulldozer into a fence barrier and others demonstrate behind, while Israeli soldiers fire a stream of foul-smelling liquid, near the village of Bilin on the …
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Half of World’s Refugees are Running From US Wars
(Photo: isafmedia / Flickr) America’s wars are forcing Afghans and Iraqis to flee their homes in greater numbers. According to a recent U.N. High Commission for Refugees …
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New Yorkers Occupy Streets to Protest Budget Cuts
(Photo: Joseph Kolker / Flickr) They have taken over a strip of the sidewalk at Park Place and Broadway, handing out flyers to passersby and taping posters …
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Dozens Killed by Car Bomb Blast at Afghan Capital
Kabul, Afghanistan - A sport utility vehicle packed with explosives blew up on Saturday outside a small hospital in a remote area of eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 20 …
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New York Votes to Allow Same-Sex Marriage
Lawmakers voted late Friday to legalize same-sex marriage, making New York the largest state where gay and lesbian couples will be able to wed and giving the national gay-rights …