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Police Fire Tear Gas, Flash Grenades as Protesters Try to Retake Occupy Oakland After Predawn Raid
Oakland police repeatedly fired tear gas and flash grenades Tuesday night as protesters attempted to retake the Occupy Oakland encampment outside City Hall—only 12 hours after police tore apart …
Perry’s Social Security Plan: A “Monstrous Lie“
A few weeks after calling Social Security a “Ponzi scheme,” Rick Perry claims he has just the plan to save the program. That is nothing but a monstrous lie. …
Glenn Greenwald on Occupy Wall Street, Banks Too Big to Jail and the Attack on WikiLeaks
The prominent political and legal blogger Glenn Greenwald comments on the growing Occupy Wall Street movement. "What this movement is about is more important than specific legislative demands. It…is …
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“Occupy London” Starts Church Row
London - Sam Berkson, widely known in England as “Angry Sam,” the competition-winning performance poet, stood on the steps of London’s historic St. Paul’s Cathedral recently reciting one his …
Motormouth Meets the “Machine Gun Preacher“
If you blinked, you might have missed a recent movie called "Machine Gun Preacher." The film hasn't burned up the box office and the title may have kept you …
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Half a Percent for Ninety Nine Percent!
In the news today, it was reported that President Obama once again used his executive authority to implement a legislative change — this time, to ease the debt burden …
Adjourn and Appoint! We Can’t Wait – For Recess Appointments
The Republicans are obstructing the government from operating. Judges, appointees, NLRB members, etc. are blocked with the purpose of keeping government from doing its job. This is taking a …
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Occupy Oakland Protesters Regroup – Iraq Veteran Injured
Oakland - Seeking to cool the violent tone set by Tuesday night's street clashes with Occupy Oakland protesters, police pulled down barricades Wednesday near City Hall, dramatically reduced their …
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Super Committee: Dems Propose Big Cuts, New Taxes on Rich
Washington - Faced with an approaching deadline and increasing skepticism about Congress’s ability to accomplish the task before it, Democrats on a special Congressional committee assigned to reduce the …
Seven Billion Reasons
A woman looks out from a crowded BTS Skytrain at the Siam station in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo: Mark Fischer) Chances are, you'll hear or read soon that …