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How to Rebrand Occupy
“The 99% Movement” has something for everyone, even the left, but is it Occupy? By all measures the Occupy movement is a powerful brand. It has thousands of spin-offs …
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The Haymarket Affair and the Origins of May Day
(Photo: Frank Edwards / Flickr)May 1st is May Day, the international workers' holiday honoring the labor movement. May Day is celebrated in at least 80 countries worldwide, from Argentina …
Marty Kaplan on Big Money’s Effect on Big Media
Big money and big media have coupled to create a ‘Disney World’ of democracy in which TV shows, televised debates, even news coverage is being dumbed down, just as …
Mideast Tweeters Probe the Tenderest of Authoritarian Sore Spots
"On the one hand, it's deeply worrying that the government is seeking to create a surveillance culture that encompasses spying on all digital media. "On the other, that same …
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Economists, Liquidity Mongers and the Banker Assault on Financial Reform
This has been a bad stretch for advocates of financial reform – and therefore for the economy as a whole. One after the other, new financial regulations contained in …
Afghanistan’s “Closed” Partnership Agreement with US Proclaimed
“Today, Afghanistan and the U.S. initialed and locked the text of the strategic partnership agreement,” said Karzai's spokesman, Aimal Faizi. “This means the text is closed...” Why ‘lock’ or …
Ahead of May Day, David Harvey Details Urban Uprisings From Occupy Wall Street to the Paris Commune
On Tuesday, May 1st, known as May Day or International Workers' Day, Occupy Wall Street protesters hope to mobilize tens of thousands of people across the country under the …
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Chesapeake Energy Well Blowout in Wyoming Causes Evacuation, Methane “Roared” for Days
A potentially dangerous oil well blowout at a Chesapeake Energy site in Wymoing caused at least 60 and perhaps 70 residents to evacuate within 5 miles of the disaster for several …
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Chicago to Welcome Militarized May Day?
McCormick Place, site of the upcoming NATO summit in Chicago, Illinois. Operation Red Zone, a security perimeter around the site, will be patrolled by federal law enforcement carrying “non-lethal” …