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Even in Churches, Wall Street Protesters Can’t Escape Watch of Police
(Photo: Chad Davis / Flickr) Several dozen Occupy Wall Street demonstrators were sleeping on the cushioned pews of a United Methodist church on the Upper West Side …
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Outrage Over Pentagon’s Guantanamo “Propaganda” Video
Attorneys for Guantanamo detainee Fayiz al-Kandari say he is one of the detainees who appeared in ‘B-roll’ footage the Pentagon released to the media two weeks ago about conditions …
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Obama and the Bishops: Is the White House Caving on Birth Control Coverage?
This week, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) threw itself a pity party in Baltimore. According to the bishops, their “religious liberty” is threatened unless they are …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The Days of Insider Trading Among Members of Congress Could Be Numbered, and More
In today's On the News segment: The 99 percent movement took to the streets - and bridges - around the country yesterday to commemorate the two-month anniversary of the …
Welcome Home: Building an Inclusive Movement for the 99 Percent
Occupy Wall Street protesters march through lower Manhattan in New York, November 17, 2011. (Photo: Marcus Yam / The New York Times) I’m on a number of …
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Occupy Wall Street Draws Massive Turnout in NYC and Across the Nation to Mark Two-Month Milestone
The Occupy Wall Street movement entered its third month Thursday with protests against the economic system in dozens of cities across the country. Reports estimated some 300 people were …
November 17th Day of Action
On Thursday November 17th, the two month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement, the call went out for the 99% to participate in a national day of labor …
Occupy Wall Street Draws Massive Turnout in NYC and Across the Nation to Mark Two-Month Milestone (2)
Afghanistan Chronicles, Part 1: The United States Bombs Afghanistan
On October 6, 2001, US aircraft carriers were in position in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Pakistan, preparing to avenge the deaths of 9/11. On October 7, …
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How Online Learning Companies Bought America’s Schools
(Photo: Chip Litherland / The New York Times) If the national movement to “reform” public education through vouchers, charters and privatization has a laboratory, it is Florida. …