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How the Gun Industry Is Killing Americans
Excerpt from Tom Diaz's new text
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Job Growth Falls to 88,000, Half a Million Workers Leave Labor Force
It is important to remember that the March data does not reflect the impact of the sequester.
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The Iraq War: Ten Years, Five Poems of Remembrance
It has been ten years since the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq spearheaded by the George W. Bush administration. It is an occasion for remembrance, reflection and deep …
Environmental Activist Daniel McGowan Picked Up from Halfway House, Taken Back to Prison; Action May Be Related to Monday Article by McGowan Critical of BOP
This morning, activist Daniel McGowan was picked up from the halfway house where he has been residing and taken into custody at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. McGowan, …
Chris Hedges: Why I Resigned From PEN
In May, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges was supposed to be speaking at an event for PEN. Instead, he told them he would not be speaking there and …
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Honoring Dr King’s Legacy
On the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, I believe his words and actions are no less relevant today than they were forty-five years ago. …
Drop the I-Word: In Victory for Advocates, Associated Press Stops Using Phrase “Illegal Immigrant”
The Associated Press has dropped the phrase “illegal immigrant” from its popular stylebook, a move welcomed by immigrant advocates who argue the term is a dehumanizing slur.
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How Mass Media Enable the Zombie Apocalypse
Zombies dominate our nation's airwaves. They have already devoured much of our rational public discourse and now threaten our social sanity. Zombies are hot commodities. They sell. That's why …
The “Chained CPI”: Why It’s Bad for Social Security and Why the White House Shouldn’t Be Touting It
The White House and prominent Democrats are talking about reducing future Social Security payments by using a formula for adjusting for inflation thatu2019s stingier than the current one.
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The Cell Phone Turns 40: Pros and Cons of a Cordless Life
Cellular devices have revolutionized the way we live our lives, but have they become an addiction in the process?