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New Study Says US Night Raids Aimed at Afghan Civilians
Washington - U.S. Special Operations Forces have been increasingly aiming their night-time raids, which have been the primary cause of Afghan anger at the U.S. military presence, at civilian …
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Media Justice Activists Launch New Effort to Target Black Web Users
A group of media justice advocates are determined to move the conversation about Web rights from the beltway into the mainstream. They say the goal is to take what’s …
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Marines Hit the Ground Running in Seeking Recruits at Gay Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma - Master Sgt. Anthony Henry, a top Marine recruiting trainer for the southwestern United States, pulled up to Tulsa’s biggest gay community center on Tuesday morning and …
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Dear Big Coal: You’re Not Above the Law
A majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices and some politicians like to refer to corporations as “persons.” Few actual people, though, could get away with years of lawless behavior …
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Forbes: Koch Brothers Now Worth $50 Billion
Forbes estimates that Tea Party petrochemical scions Charles and David Koch have a fortune of $25 billion each, making them the fourth richest Americans, behind only Bill Gates, Warren …
Jobs Act’s Pre-Emptive Concessions Show More Pressure Needed Within and Outside Washington
President Barack Obama holds a copy of the American Jobs Act while delivering remarks at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, September 14, 2011. (Photo: Doug Mills/The …
The Math Behind “Class Warfare” – a Middle Class Under Attack
Washington - President Obama said on Monday that his proposal would bring taxes for millionaires in line with those paid by the middle class. This “is not class warfare; …
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When Socialism Saves Capitalism
Washington - Have you noticed that one of the Obama administration's most successful programs is also its most "socialist" initiative? OK, the bailout of General Motors and …
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War and Shopping: The Extremism That Never Speaks Its Name
Looking for a bookshop that was no longer there, I walked instead into a labyrinth designed as a trap. Leaving became an illusion, rather like Alice once she had …
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Troy Davis and Our Pro-Life Government
Wednesday evening, when the news was mistakenly announced that Troy Davis would not be killed, the crowd that I was with erupted with joy and with the enthusiastic realization …