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“Build Yourself a Sukkah!”: How Occupy Judaism Transformed the Movement
On the second anniversary of Occupy and with Sukkot approaching, we remember how Occupy Judaism used Jewish ritual as a form of direct action - transforming sacred rites into …
Government Hands More Than $1 Trillion to Wealthy While Deficit Is $642 Billion
This is big money using money to influence the government to give them even more money.
How the People Pushed Back on Syria – and Won (for Now)
Members of Congress reported an avalanche of calls and emails from constituents, almost all opposing military involvement.
“Terrorism Is Part of Our History”: Angela Davis on ’63 Church Bombing, Growing Up in “Bombingham”
“Some of my very earliest childhood memories, are the sounds of dynamite exploding,” says Angela Davis.
Could Russia-US Deal on Syria Chemical Weapons Lead to a Non-Imperial, New Internationalism?
The United States, France and Britain have agreed to seek a “strong and robust” UN resolution that sets precise and binding deadlines on removal of chemical weapons in Syria.
Bill Moyers: Let Us Now Praise Common Sense
Bill Moyers says that the White House, Congress and the punditry of the Beltway may ultimately be grateful to a public that weighed in on a potential military strike …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: More Than 1,200 People Unaccounted for in the Colorado Flooding, and More
In today's On the News segment: Currently, flood waters cover more than 2,000 square miles in Colorado as half a year's worth of rain hit that region in a …
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Banksters Jack Up Your Gas Prices…
Because the banksters cornered the market, the price of ethanol credits increased 20-fold over a period of just six months.
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A Turning Tide and Shifting Sands: A Caribbean Voice in the Drug Reform Debate at Last?
The Caribbean may be about to wake up to the fact that they have been missing the boat on a major new trend in their region u2013 the rejection …
Inequality for All: Robert Reich Warns Record Income Gap Is Undermining Our Democracy
Robert Reich's new film takes a look at how inequality is a disease that is plaguing the entire country.