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Bradley Manning Was Our Voice When We Were Ordered To Stay Silent
My name is Senior Airman, e-4 Heather Linebaugh. I joined the United States Air Force on January 6th 2009, under the impression I was going to be an Imagery …
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Like a Tree, Like a Forest in Taksim Square
My trade union is part of a platform together with professional associations and neighborhood organizations. This platform protests the construction work in Taksim that will demolish the park there. …
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Manifesto for the Obvious International
The exponentially intensifying causes of the social, political, and ecological crises faced by peoples across the globe are becoming increasingly obvious; the wellbeing of all life on planet earth …
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Of Scalps and Savages: How Colonial Language Enforces Discrimination against Indigenous Peoples
Before I head out the door, I watch Morning Joe on MSNBC. It's part of my workday routine. This morning they were talking about the latest issue of the …
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The Horrific Costs of the US-Colombia Trade Agreement
The US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement will worsen the violence already epidemic in Colombia.
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A Better Way to Tax the Multinationals
Tax corporations where they sell, instead of where they claim profits.
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The (Less Than) Eternal Sea: The Poet’s Metaphor and the Styrofoaming of the Waters
Lewis Lapham reflects on the centuries old metaphor of the sea, and the current real life crisis that threatens it.
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Biomass Industry Plays With Fire, Gets Burned
Fires, explosions and toxic smokestack emissions are among the few advantages of living next to industrial scale biomass energy facilities.
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Quantitative Crisis: Bernanke’s “Stimulus” for the 1%
Mark Vorpahl analyzes Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's suposed stimulus programs and who they really support.
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Pro-Fracking Spin on Public Radio
Public radio program spouts pro-fracking rhetoric to its audience.