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Joy Arises, Rules Fall Apart: Thoughts for the Second Anniversary of Occupy Wall Street
“Occupy Wall Street allowed those silenced by shame, invisibility, or lack of interest from the media to speak up,” writes Sonlit
There Is A Time For Everything
Publishing negative press about Russia should be taken seriously, as it may have the unintended consequence of drumming up public frustration about Russia at a time when diplomacy is …
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NFL Concussion Deniers See a “Liberal Sports Media” Conspiracy
Research by independent neuroscientists has outpaced the NFLu2019s ability to spin away its concussion crisis u2013 and calls for making the game safer are growing louder.
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Using Eminent Domain to Rescue Main Street
In almost every part of the country, entire neighborhoods are drowning in debt, victims of Wall Streetu2019s reckless and predatory lending practices.
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Boulder Flooding: Remembering Warnings from Weather Report
Colorado was plagued with devastating wildfires this summer. Now come the floods.
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Ukraine’s Gay Community Fears Russia’s Pull
A geopolitical land grab that would force Ukraine under Russian influence would have disastrous implications for Ukrainian gay men and women.
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Taliban Attack on Afghan Workers Is Sign That One Program Is Working
The lesson is that this is no time to scare, away from development which in any event costs a tiny fraction of the cost of military occupation.
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The Old Extreme GOP vs. the New Extreme GOP: Whoever Wins, We Lose
The fact that their enemies are extreme doesn't mean that Boehner and Cantor aren't.
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Forty Years on, Much of Allende’s Dream Has Come True
The United States no longer has the same hegemonic stranglehold over countries within Latin America.
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Mobilizing for War, Not Jobs
People across the nation are - or should be - asking why is it that this monumental lobbying effort can be mounted to get involved in still another foreign …