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A “Major Win” for Panamanian Corruption
While Congress debated over the recently passed free trade agreement, neither side acknowledged that a contract with Panama will not only fail to provide a level playing field for …
Who’s Wrecking America? Meet Your 1 Percent Nominees
The Occupy movement has drawn attention to how too many in the 1% get to play by their own rules while exploiting the 99%. But who’s doing the most …
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Freezing Free Speech: Winter Tents Are “Contraband” for Occupy Boston
Occupy Boston is one of the largest and best established occupations of the 99 Percent movement, in the city known as the Cradle of Liberty for its role in …
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Do You Pay to Play or Do the Time?
Standing in front of a judge is intimidating (to me anyway). It seems a whole lot easier to cross a line, refuse to move, or lie down in the …
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Border War Rumors
Grim-faced military officers and ashen-faced politicians describe a horrific “war zone,” with “hundreds of people murdered” and “citizens under attack around the clock.” Some of the politicos say that …
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Egypt’s Civilian Government Submits Offer to Resign
Cairo - After three days of increasingly violent demonstrations, Egypt’s interim civilian government submitted its resignation to the country’s ruling military council on Monday, bowing to the demands of …
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Can We Transform Labor’s Buckeye Victory into a New Era of Election Protection?
The crushing defeat Ohio's working people dealt 1% politicians this week has critical implications for a whole other issue—-election protection. In a voting process that might otherwise have …
Who’s Wrecking America? Vote on It.
Which of the richest 1% are using their wealth and power to keep down the other 99%? Vote now. We'll make videos exposing the ones that you choose. Click …
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SF State Students Stage Walkout in Solidarity With Occupy UC Movement
San Francisco - The UC Board of Regents was forced to cancel a meeting at UC San Francisco’s Mission Bay campus today after protesters planned to occupy the building …
I Questioned the Legitimacy of the Saudi Regime and Was Suspended From theNational Press Club
On Monday I went to a news conference at the National Press Club, where I am a member, titled “His Royal Highness Prince Turki al-Faisal al-Sa’ud of Saudi Arabia.” …