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Protesters Occupy Goldman Sachs
It is not warm on West Street at 8:30 AM on December 12, and the wind coming simultaneously off the Hudson River to the west and New York harbor …
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Supreme Court to Rule on Immigration Law in Arizona
Washington - The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether Arizona may impose tough anti-immigration measures. Among them, in a law enacted last year, is a requirement that …
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Lowe’s, Bank of America, and Others Pull Ads From Muslim Reality TV Show After Pressure
The TLC reality TV show All-American Muslim chronicles the lives of a group of Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan. The show has been well-received for its fair and realistic portrayal …
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2011 – the Year of the Global Revolution
So here we are, mid-December 2011. Looking back, January 2011 started with Jared Lee Loughner going on a shooting spree in Tuscon, killing a Federal Judge five …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Drones Used to Pursue Suspected Cattle Thieves in North Dakota, and More
In today's On the News segment: "Occupy the Ports" planned for at least eight cities today, drones used to pursue suspected cattle thieves in North Dakota, Swiss bank officials …
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Remembering Fanon: Setting Afoot a New Humanity
Suffering from leukemia and pneumonia, Frantz Omar Fanon lived his last day in what he called ‘a nation of lynchers.’ Bethesda, Maryland, USA, was hardly the place he expected …
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Over 1,500 March at Occupy Oakland’s Port of Oakland Demonstration; Police Say, “No Work Stoppage“
More than 1,500 marchers are at the Port this morning, according to Oakland police. 400 protesters at Berths 55/56 of the Port of Oakland are marching to …
The Liberties We’ve Lost in the “War on Terror” Are Only Lost Temporarily, Right?
"Virtually all of our most fundamental rights and liberties have been affected for the worse, with little or no awareness among the populace at large. The ignorance is no …
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Labor Not Represented in Management of “the People’s Universities“
Although more than one million Pennsylvanians are members of labor unions, and the state has a long history of worker exploitation and union activism, neither of the two largest …
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Europe’s Transition From Social Democracy to Oligarchy
As first published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: The easiest way to understand Europe’s financial crisis is to look at the solutions being proposed to resolve it. They …