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Norman Solomon: Uncle Sam Is Making the Wrong Choices
On a recent day in Petaluma, two very different events spotlighted grim results of upside-down priorities from the federal government. Upwards of 600 people gathered for …
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Looking Back, Moving Forward: 2011 Year in Review
From Egypt to Wisconsin, and from Wall Street to any town USA, 2011 was a year in which people raised their voices to call for justice. As we head …
The Party Line, Nuclear Style
As we close out 2011, readers of this space will likely not be surprised to hear the following:
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Urging Obama to Stop Rush to Iran War
President Obama needs to put an abrupt halt to the game of Persian Roulette about to spin out of control in the Persian Gulf. If we were still on …
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NYPD Leave Offenses Off the Books to Keep Crime Rates Down
Jill Korber walked into a drab police station in Queens in July to report that a passing bicyclist had groped her two days in a row. She left in …
Iraq War: Reaffirmation or the End of US Exceptionalism?
American forces arriving in Kuwait in one of the final convoys out of Iraq, December 3, 2011. (Photo: Andrea Bruce / The New York Times) In the …
The Year Dissent Came Back
A group of Occupy Wall Street protesters evicted from Zuccotti Park reconvene in Foley Square at dawn, in New York, November 15, 2011. (Photo: Marcus Yam / The New …
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Obama Waits Before Asking for Increase in Debt Limit
Honolulu - President Obama agreed on Friday to delay a request to Congress to expand the government’s borrowing authority by $1.2 trillion, allowing lawmakers time to return from recess …
Low Friends in High Places: Triad of Business, Cops and Politicians Attack Occupy
A police officer rests while demonstrators are arrested behind him. (Photo: a c o r n / Flickr) A political campaign by San Francisco’s well-heeled “property owners” …
Scott Walker Getting Nearly Half His Donations From Out-of-State While Decrying Out-of-State Money
Earlier this month, a tweet from Slate political reporter Dave Weigel saying “Gov. Scott Walker just left ATR/Norquist Xmas Party” was the first news to most Wisconsin residents that …