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Wall Street Is Dazed and Confused
Astonishingly, some Wall Streeters continue to be clueless about what the Occupy Wall Street movement is protesting. Yoo-hoo, Streeters: Note that the movement's name has the term "Wall Street" …
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Huckabee “Jokes” (Again) About Voter Suppression
While campaigning in favor of Issue 2 in Ohio (the referendum forced onto the ballot by voters in an attempt to veto the GOP bill that strips public unions …
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Michael Moore’s “Here Comes Trouble”: Celebrity Politics in an Age of Social Protest
(Image: Grand Central Publishing) Filmmaker Michael Moore is one of those people with a knack for making things happen. As a high school student …
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Ten Years After the Afghan Invasion: Welcome to the Failed State of Americastan
As we step off the Turkish Air flight and walk across the dusty tarmac to the terminal, we are greeted by a large billboard. In big, bold English it …
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We, the 99 Percent, Demand a Totally Different Federal Budget
We can fit our demands on a bumpersticker: "Majority Rule" or "People Over Profits" or "Love Not Greed." But we don't want to. Our government is doing …
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Roundup Ready Alfalfa Damages US Seed Industry
When Roundup Ready (hereafter “RR”) alfalfa was first suggested I did not think that it would be developed and introduced because most alfalfa fields are never sprayed for weed …
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Occupy Movement Heats Up US South
Atlanta - As the Occupy Movement spreads like wildfire across the United States and around the world, protests in the U.S. South are facing unique challenges. …
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From Occupation to Liberation
Words matter, especially in our mediated world where the resonance of language is greatly amplified. In this spirit, among some sectors that are otherwise sympathetic with and supportive of …
Former Financial Regulator William Black: Occupy Wall Street a Counter to White-Collar Fraud
Amy Goodman: We are on the road in Kansas City, Missouri, in front of a live audience of public television broadcasters at NETA, the National Educational Telecommunications Association conference. …
Occupy Berlin: In the Shadow of the Reichstag
Occupy Berlin, in front of the Reichstag, October 15, 2011. (Photo: Brainbitch) I was not going to write a Solutions column this week because I am on …