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Reaping What We Sow
If we truly seek better governance in the information age, we should strive to raise the level of education of our citizens, equipping Americans of all ages to be …
The Supreme Court Denies Family Farmers the Right to Self-Defense From Monsanto Abuse
Refusal to reinstate OSGATA et al v. Monsanto prevents farmers from protecting themselves beyond partial court of appeals victory.
Stopping the Transfer of West Virginia Inmates to Private Prisons
West Virginia legislators are currently faced with deciding if the state should ship prisoners across state lines to for-profit private prisons.
You Are Not One but Many
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Has Martin Luther King’s “Dream” Been Realized?
Nearly half of those who responded to a poll said a lot more needs to be done before people in the United States would "be judged not by the …
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Chris Hedges | What Obama Really Meant Was…
Remarks by the President on Review of Signals Intelligence (if he had told the truth).
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Children Burned With Cigarettes by Israeli Soldiers in Illegal Settlement
Three Palestinian children were allegedly burned with lit cigarettes and denied access to food, water or toilet facilities after being arrested and detained by Israeli soldiers and police in …
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Beyond the Dreamer
As the country marks Martin Luther King Jr.'s 85th birthday, a veteran activist explains why it would be a mistake to remember King as only a great civil rights …
Surveillance and Scandal: Time-Tested Weapons for US Global Power
Historian of US surveillance practices, Alfred McCoy, points out that what the NSA has set up, despite the blowback it's now causing, is irresistible to Washington.
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When Martin Luther King Gave Up His Guns
King became an icon of pacifism, but he also believed in confrontational direct action.