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New York’s Sex Ed Mandate: The Radical Notion Our Kids Might Learn Facts
Monica has it good. A junior at Bard High School Early College on the Lower East Side, she has a twice-weekly health class this semester that includes one unit …
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Protests Awaken a Goliath in India
Dwarka, India — Shubhrangshu Barman Roy and his childhood friends are among the winners in India’s economic rise. They have earned graduate degrees, started small companies and settled into …
High-Ranking Fiji Junta Officer Talks Nonviolent Resistance
The world has had little reason to pay attention to the intensifying human rights meltdown in Fiji at the hands of the ruling military junta. After all, it hasn’t …
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Unequal Justice: Banker Arrests, Zero; Protester Arrests, 2,511
Since the start of the financial crisis, Americans have wondered why, if laws were broken, none of the occupants of Wall Street or other financial centers have been arrested. …
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In Colorado, a Power Struggle Towards Moving to Municipally Owned Energy
Boulder, Colo. - Many Americans these days, from the huddled masses of Occupy Wall Street to the coifed confines of the presidential campaign, are talking about the future of …
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Southern California Carwash Workers Win First-Ever Contracts
There’s good news from the struggle for justice for Southern California carwash workers — carwasheros. In a groundbreaking agreement, carwash workers at Bonus Car Wash in Santa Monica have …
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A 51st State for Armed Robotic Drones
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Weaponized UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), also known as drones, have their own caucus in Congress, and the Pentagon's plan is to give …
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Gandhi Meets Monty Python at Occupy Wall Street: The Comedic Turn in Nonviolent Tactics
Liberty Square, New York, October 3, 2011. (Photo: WarmSleepy) On October 3rd, protesters at Occupy Wall Street failed to march. Instead they clumsily lurched. With white painted …
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Plutocratic Government Tries to Beat Down #Occupy
In Oakland peaceful #Occupy demonstrators were camping out in front of city hall. The city launched a police raid to clear out the camp, using tear gas, flash-bank grenades, …
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US Planning Troop Buildup in Gulf After Exit From Iraq
United States soldiers performed a closing ceremony on Oct. 20 for a base in Tikrit, now under the control of Iraqi forces. (Photo: Andrea Bruce / The New York …