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Three Million Could Lose Jobless Pay in Impasse
Washington - More than three million people stand to lose unemployment insurance benefits in the near future because of an impasse in Congress over how to extend the aid …
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House GOP Rejects Tax-Cut Plan, Making Hike More Likely Jan. 1
Washington - The bitter showdown of Republicans versus the White House and congressional Democrats over a Social Security tax break grew uglier and more tense Tuesday, and the result …
“The Protester” Becomes Time’s Person of the Year, Wants More
Some organizers of the protests of Tahrir Square, Egypt, visiting Occupy Wall Street on October 25, 2011. (Photo: NLNY) Time Magazine Wednesday announced that its 2011 Person …
Torture’s Other Victims: US Soldiers
Journalist Joshua Phillips. (Photo: Lance Page / Truthout) The Iraq war isn't over. For tens of thousands of soldiers returning from the battlefield, it never …
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With the Long Revolution Underway, We Need to Think Big
On November 30, two million British workers walked off the job. High inflation, cuts to social services and a protracted period of wage stagnation will see the spending power …
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Greg Palast: Our Photographer – and His Lens – Busted at Occupy
(Photo: Zach D. Roberts) "So this bishop, three priests and a comedian are locked up together in this paddy wagon and ... " "Zach! This …
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Republicans in House Reject Deal Extending Payroll Tax Cut
Washington - House Republicans on Tuesday soundly rejected a bill approved by the Senate that would have extended the payroll tax cut for most Americans beyond the end of …
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Spotlight Durban: Durban’s Climate Zombie Tripped by Dying Carbon Markets
Looking back now that the dust has settled, South Africa’s COP17 presidency appears disastrous. This was confirmed not only by Durban’s delayed, diplomatically-decrepit denouement, but by plummeting carbon markets …
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McJournalism: The Unbearable Lightness of Thomas Friedman
One year ago, Foreign Policy magazine placed New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman at number 33 on their list the Top 100 Global Thinkers, noting that he “doesn't just …
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Adobe’s Cloudware Announcement Stirs Pricing and Privacy Concerns
Adobe Corporation, these are two words that every contemporary photographer, architect, artist and designer knows well. And it would not be an understatement to describe Adobe’s suite of …