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How the Pentagon Papers Came to Be Published by the Beacon Press, as Told by Daniel Ellsberg and Others
In 1972 Beacon Press lost a Supreme Court case brought against it by the US government for publishing the first full edition of the Pentagon Papers.
Rene Gonzalez, First Freed Member of Cuban Five, Speaks Out From Havana
Earlier this month the United States released the remaining members of the Cuban Five.
Native Americans Confront History of Dispossession
Congress passed a measure that would give lands sacred to Native Americans in Arizona to a foreign company.
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Non-Violence and the Lost Message of Jesus
A clear message is needed from spiritual or religious leaders that armaments, nuclear weapons, militarism and war must be abolished.
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From the ER to the Courtroom: How Nonprofit Hospitals Are Seizing Patients’ Wages
One Missouri hospital has sued thousands of uninsured patients who couldn't pay for their care.
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Immigration Enforcement: A Tool to Silence Workers?
How employers use immigration laws against workers who speak out on the job is a complex, murky world.
Even With Ban, New York Can’t Escape Effects of Fracking
New York state may have banned fracking, but won't escape its effects.
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Bankers Brought Rating Agencies “to Their Knees” on Tobacco Bonds
Wall Street pressed S&P, Moody's and Fitch to assign more favorable credit ratings to their deals and bragged that the raters complied.
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What Would You Have Eaten for Christmas in Medieval Times?
If you were preparing the festive meal 600 years ago you'd have far more on your plate.
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Merry Iconoclastic Christmas
Jesus was not born today. Constantine told me so. Regardless, Merry Christmas.