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Silencing Donahue and Anti-War Voices
From the early 1970s to 1985, The Phil Donahue Show was broadcast nationally from Chicago. Donahue also co-hosted a compelling political talk show — with Vladimir Pozner of the …
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The Movement to Overturn Citizens United Takes Form
Activists rally for a constitutional amendment overturning the Citizens United Supreme Court decision on Friday, January 21, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Brendan Hoffman / Public Citizen) …
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The Economic Idiocy of Economists
The American Economic Association's annual meetings are a scary sight, with thousands of economists all gathered in the same place – a veritable weapon of mass destruction. Chicago was …
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What Is SOPA? Here Are Five Things You Need to Know
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has got the entire Internet up in arms today. Media justice advocates say the bill is anathema to basic functioning of the Internet; …
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America Wakes Up to the Reality: Inequality Matters
Occupy Chicago March to Grant Park, November 5, 2011. (Photo: Michael Kappel) If you're part of the 1 percent, even getting fired comes with a cushion made …
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One Million Petition for the Recall of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
(Screengrab: PRWatch) The petition drive to recall and remove Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has surpassed all expectations, collecting over one million signatures in just 60 days. …
Why Do Soldiers Rape?
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Why do some men assume they are entitled to sex in any way they can get it - incest, date rape, marriage …
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The Romdroids
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Michigan Democrats Unveil Plan to Finance Free College Tuition by Eliminating Corporate Tax Credits
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) spent his first year in office trading in the welfare of thousands of vulnerable Michiganders in order to cut taxes for corporations and the …
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Internet Blackout Today: The Fight for a Free and Open Web
(Photo: Ivana Vasilj) Because our fight for a people-powered democracy and an economy that works for all Americans depends on a free and open Internet, OurFuture.org today …