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Superstar-Studded Coalition to President Obama: Let’s Tackle Mass Incarceration and Drug Policy Reform Together
Today, a coalition of over 175 artists, actors, athletes, elected officials and advocates, brought together by hip-hop pioneer Russell Simmons and Dr. Boyce Watkins, presented an open letter to …
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Sports, Politics and the Three-Card-Shuffle: Hello Baseball, Goodbye Brain
The opening day of the major league baseball season is when I start to live again until October when pro basketball and NFL football take over and the fan …
BOP Invents Special Restriction for Environmental Activist Daniel McGowan: No Publishing Articles
Today, attorneys for activist Daniel McGowan at the Center for Constitutional Rights released the following update on his situation: Daniel McGowan is back at the halfway house …
“The Legacy of Hugo Chavez Lives On:” A Conversation with Venezuela’s Ambassador to the UN
On Sunday, April 14 (just a few days away) the people of Venezuela will vote for a new president to succeed the late Hugo Chavez. This election will be …
Obama’s Grand Betrayal Reveals a Plutocrat in Chief
With President Obama's new spending blueprint delivered to congress, there can be no more question about it: the Wall street wing of the democratic party has completely taken over …
Obama Budget Plans on Replacing USDA Poultry Inspectors with Industry Self Regulation
Tony Corbo: Plan will put our food supply at risk in a move that will increase profits of poultry producers and save only 90 million dollars over three years.
Israeli Journalist Amira Hass Sparks Furor at Home for Defending Palestinian Right to Resist
Amira Hass, the only Jewish-Israeli journalist to have spent almost 20 years living in and reporting from Gaza and the West Bank, recently suffered a torrent of hate mail …
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Time to Bell the Obama Cat
Norman Solomon responds to President's Obama new plan to cut social security.
Thatcher Forged an Alliance Between Neoliberalism and Neoconservatism
Thatcher passed away this week, but the alliance of neoliberals and neoconservatives that she helped forge remains strong to this day.
Building a Solar Economy: 4 Lessons from Hawaii
Hawaii generates more of its power from the sun than any other state. Hereu2019s what the rest of us can learn from the obstacles that came up along the …