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Time to Occupy Voting? Progressive Upsurge Faces Tough Test in Ohio
In the first major election since Occupy Wall Street swept the nation, Ohioans have a chance on Tuesday to repeal draconian restrictions on labor rights. A victory for the …
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The Shame in Happy Valley
Washington - Legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno said, “I did what I was supposed to.” In fact, nobody at Penn State did what basic human decency requires …
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Time for Supercommittee to Fail
“I have great respect for each of you individually, but collectively I’m worried you’re going to fail — fail the country,” former White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles, …
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Meet the Problem: Twenty-Five Senators Voted to Build “Bridge to Nowhere” in 2005 … and Against Building Bridges Today
Ed Luce of the Financial Times made an astute observation today, regarding the mostly Republican group of senators that filibustered the most recent legislation to invest $60 billion in …
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Congress Using Iran to Handcuff Obama on Foreign Affairs
The U.S. Congress is using opposition to Iran as an excuse to attack President Obama’s executive authority in an ill-advised piece of legislation. The “Iran Threat …
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Dehumanizing Late-Stage Capitalism
In my opinion, when people opine that the OWS movement is about — or should be about — the airing of this particular grievance or that it must bandy …
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No Matter What, Blame the Protesters
Demonstrators from the Occupy Wall Street movement march in New York’s Times Square. (Photo: Robert Stolarik / The New York Times) Over the past couple of days, …
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An All-American Nightmare
This Is What Defeat Looks Like How about a moment of silence for the passing of the American Dream? M.R.I.C. (May it rest in …
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Rebels and Messiahs: Ten Spiritual Ancestors for Occupy Wall Street
We started to make a list of people throughout history who might be considered Occupy Wall Street's spiritual forefathers and mothers, but it got so long it felt like …
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Finding Freedom in Handcuffs
An Occupy Wall Street demonstrator is detained by police while others march nearby, in New York, October 14, 2011. (Photo: Robert Stolarik / The New York Times) …