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Israel Denies Entry to Hundreds in Day of Action
Dozens arrested in an international day of solidarity where 1500 activists tried to land in Israel's Ben Gurion Airport to travel to the occupied Palestinian territories.
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Arizona Is the “Petri Dish” for Corporate-Influenced Legislature
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. Arizona, with 49 out of 90 legislators with membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council …
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Corruption Is Why You Can’t Do Your Taxes in Five Minutes
Here’s a chart of Intuit’s lobbying expenditures in Congress, courtesy of Open Secrets. I suspect that some of that nine million dollars of lobbying by that company since 2008 has …
First They Come for the Muslims
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. Tarek Mehanna, a U.S. citizen, was sentenced Thursday in Worcester, Mass., to 17½ years in …
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The UN Embraces the Economics of Happiness
Imagine you open the paper tomorrow, and the headlines are not about the “sluggish economy,” but our nation’s quality of life. You turn to the business section, and find …
Angela Glover Blackwell on the American Dream
Angela Glover Blackwell has spent her adult life advocating practical ways to fulfill America's promise of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” for all. Now, with our middle …
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Ending Fecklessness on Guns
Washington - It's understandable if unfortunate that the controversy surrounding the killing of Trayvon Martin has polarized the country along both racial and ideological lines. But there is one …
Vague Definitions in CISPA Raise Concerns of SOPA 2.0
See also: CISPA, aka SOPA 2.0, Pushed Forward by For-Profit Spying Lobby
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Forty-Eight Percent of Chicken in Small Sample Has E. Coli
A recent test of packaged raw chicken products bought at grocery stores across the country found that roughly half of them were contaminated with the bacteria E. coli. E. …
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies Are the Real Job Killers
How many lobbyists does it take to defend billions in subsidies for one of the most profitable industries in the world? 786. That’s the size of the army that oil and …