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US Deports Professor Sami Al-Arian for Criticizing Israel and Backing Palestinian Rights
Sami Al-Arian was targeted because he emerged as one of the most prominent and effective advocates for Palestinian rights that US officials had ever faced.
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William Rivers Pitt | Suffer the Children: The Vaccination “Debate” Gets the Measles
This is quite probably the most brightly-lit example of cognitive dissonance we have seen in years.
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Oil Crash Powers Fossil Fuel Holdings Divestment Push
The oil market's crash a golden opportunity for campaigners to push for institutions to immediately cut their losses and divest from fossil fuel.
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Five Reasons Congress Should Oppose the TPP
The TPP, being negotiated secretly, would likely harm, not benefit, US workers.
Economic Update: The Poverty/Wealth Divide
This episode provides updates on capital gains tax, the Home Depot work-stress tragedy and Koch money in the 2016 election.
The Boehner-Netanyahu Cabal
The fact that a man like John Boehner is in a position of power reflects the fact that the United States is a deeply divided land where, at least …
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Horror and Compromises From PEGIDA to Poe
Are we again facing the horror of Edgar Allen Poe, destruction by the sharp, bloody pendulum of expanding war or another fatal fall into a dark, abysmal pit?
IMF Plan Offers $170 Million in Debt Relief for Ebola-Impacted West Africa
IMF debt facility can now aid world's poorest countries during crisis.
New Report: Long-Term Vision on Money in Politics Requires “Political Opportunity” Framework
The report proposes moving beyond the narrow goal of reducing political corruption and instead setting the objective of expanding the opportunity for people to run for office, for citizens …
Bob Marley at Seventy: One Love Now More Than Ever
Bob Marley devoted himself to his cause just as much as King or Mandela; he was just working with different tools, in a different genre, so to speak.