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Revolution With a Chuckle
When the Oakland police donned their gas masks and riot gear and shot protesters in the face, sending one Iraq War veteran to the hospital, Washington Post photo editor …
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Lakota Tribes “Refuse to Cooperate” With Tar Sands Proponents
A protester against the Keystone XL pipeline is arrested outside the White House in this screengrab from "The Indigenous Call: Take Back Our Future." (Image: StopKeystoneXL) The …
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Source: Port of Oakland Running at Half Capacity After Wildcat Strike in Solidarity With Occupy Oakland
Port of Oakland. (Photo: st3ck3l) Update 1:42 PM Pacific - Despite push-back from union leaders and the management at the Port of Oakland, rank and file longshoremen …
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Rehabilitating Former Child Soldiers Who “Liked” Killing
Bukavu, DR Congo - Murhula’s* life changed forever when he was nine years old. It was the year that he learned to kill, torture and rape. …
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Drug Terms Reduced, Freeing Prisoners
There are some big meals on the way for Darryl Flood. Mr. Flood, who has served 10 years in prison over crimes involving crack cocaine, …
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Greek Cabinet Backs Call for Referendum on Debt Crisis
Athens - With the government teetering on the verge of collapse, the Greek cabinet offered its full support early Wednesday to Prime Minister George A. Papandreou for his surprise …
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Senators Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-New York) and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) leaves a press conference on April 14, 2011. They are among six Democratic senators who introduced a …
Robert Borosage on Tavis Smiley: Conservative “Reverse Robin Hood” Tax Plans
Institute for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage appeared on the Tavis Smiley Show on October 31 to discuss the tax and economic policies advanced by Republican presidential candidates and …
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Condoleezza Rice’s Misguided “Values“
Condoleezza Rice, who was both National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under President George W. Bush, also was an administration spokesperson who helped scare the American people into …
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Greece’s Choice – and Ours: Democracy or Finance?
Which do you trust more: democracy or financial markets? Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou decided in favor of democracy yesterday when he announced a national referendum …