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Don’t Thank Me for My Service
Now, that is not something for which a person should be proud nor thanked. In fact, it is regrettable, and for me a source of guilt and shame, something …
Noam Chomsky | Somebody Else’s Atrocities
In the history of human rights, the worst atrocities are always committed by somebody else, never us - whoever us is. Almost any moment in history yields innumerable illustrations. …
America’s Opiate War: The Medical Luddites vs. People in Pain
With frightening hubris, narcs from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), are now muscling into the practice of medicine.
In Victory for Marriage Equality, Appeals Court Rules DOMA Discriminates Against Same-Sex Couples
In a groundbreaking decision, the First Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down part of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), ruling the federal government canu2019t deny benefits to …
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All 67 Florida Election Supervisors Suspend Governor Rick Scott’s Voter Purge
The supervisors believe the state data is flawed and the DOJ has said the process violates federal voting laws.
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From Gangs to Gardens: How Community Agriculture Transformed Quesada Avenue
Ten years ago, the residents of the crime-ridden neighborhood started planting gardens - and everything changed.
How Our Government Incentivizes the Overproduction of Junk Food
Americans need their tax dollars spent on providing food that will make us healthy, not food that's tied to the obesity epidemic.
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George Zimmerman Ordered Back to Jail in Travyon Martin Case
Judge revokes bail after finding that Zimmerman and his wife concealed their access to a $200,000 account during a bond hearing in April.
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Egyptian Court Sentences Mubarak to Life in Prison
An Egyptian judge on Saturday sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak to life in prison for the killing of unarmed demonstrators during the first six days of protests that ended …
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Hunger/AIDS Medication Striker to Trinity Church: “Forgive Us Our Trespasses“
Boyle was arrested on December 17, along with religious leaders and fellow Wall Street occupiers, for climbing over a fence onto an empty lot owned by Trinity Church's real …