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Despite UN Denial, Numbers Prove Peacekeepers Wreaking Havoc in Haiti
UN peacekeeping troops (MINUSTAH) face off against protesters outside the headquarters of Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council in Port-au-Prince, December 8, 2010. (Photo: mediahacker)
What Arpaio Didn’t Do This Time: Over 400 Sex Crimes Ignored
Arizona’s notorious Sheriff Joe Arpaio has another scandal to add to his reputation—but this time it’s what the self-proclaimed “toughest Sheriff in America” didn’t do, particularly for the children …
Six Ways to Heal the Economy
The AFL-CIO has come up with an ambitious six-point plan for healing our very sick economy – one of the best plans that have yet been suggested by anyone. …
The Hope of Occupy in the Face of Backlash
Occupy Santa Cruz has had in three days three major setbacks. Perhaps they were fruitless attempts to set back the movement. The last one in the series, that …
Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Revolution
(Photo: Lance Page / Truthout) 1. Entrance October 28 The man sitting behind the chain barrier between Portland, Oregon's Lownsdale Square and …
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Europe Takes a Big Step on Debt, EU Integration
Washington — European leaders closed a pivotal week Friday with an agreement in principle to join a new treaty that would force all but one European Union nation into …
Move Your Money, Change the System
Occupy LA - November 5, 2011, Bank Transfer Day. (Photo: too many jennifers) Inspired by the Occupy movements around the country, nearly two-thirds of a million Americans …
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Healers, Torture and National Security
An interrogation room at Guantanamo Bay as seen on March 19, 2004. Detainees wear shackles that are attached to the ring on the floor. (Photo: Angel Franco / The …
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Saving the Forests with Indigenous Knowledge
Durban, South Africa - For the Laibon community, a sub-tribe of Kenya’s Maasai ethnic group, the 33,000-hectare Loita Forest in the country’s Rift Valley Province is more than just …
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Finally, Higher Taxes for the 1% – Is Occupy Behind Governors’ Moves to Make the Wealthy Pay Their Share?
This week the New York State Senate and Assembly near-unanimously passed a measure that would increase the top tax rate on the state's wealthiest citizens — at Gov. Andrew …