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Operation Streamline Shutdown: Si Preguntan Porque? – If They Ask Why?
Scouring media outlets nationwide, it is evident that Operation Streamline u2013 which was shut down by human rights activists on Oct 11 in Tucson u2013 remains u201cAmericau2019s dirty little …
The Demise of the Left (and How to Revive it)
Although most polls indicate that Americans are putting the blame on Republicans for the government shutdown in terms of actual politics, the Republicans are winning. The debt ceiling is …
Bullying and the Power of Pity
Pity is a powerful tool. And President Obama wields it with mightu2014saying recently that the Republicans are just u201ctrying to mess with meu201du2014in his ongoing Iu2019m-the-good-guy posturing with a …
Ali: “You Must Listen to Me”
From March 1967 to October 1970, Muhammad Ali lived in America the Beautiful, not as a free man, but as the embodiment of Baldwinu2019s declaration in 1972.
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Why Is Haiti Hungry?
With terrifying charts and dire warnings, officials continue to say that in 2013, twice as many Haitians as last year - some 1.5 million people - continue to face …
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The Greek Prime Minister Should Explain the Links Between His Party and Golden Dawn
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras boasts of finally holding the neo-Fascist Golden Dawn leadership accountable for their street violence, but he is silent about the practical and ideological links …
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Parkinson’s and Disability Have an Image Problem, and Michael J. Fox Isn’t Helping
The The Michael J. Fox Show is a fitting welcome back party for a beloved sitcom veteran, but thereu2019s no trace of serious symptoms and minimizes descrimination and other …
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Dean Baker | The Tea Party and the New York Times Shut Down the Government
It is the media's job to inform the public about the budget. They are clearly failing badly.
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Chris Hedges | The Folly of Empire
The last days of empire are carnivals of folly. We are in the midst of our own, plunging forward as our leaders court willful economic and environmental self-destruction.
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Columbus Raped the Redskins … Time to Change the Name
Itu2019s Columbus Day, a perfect day to consider changing the name of the Washington Redskins.