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May Day
People seem to know about May Day everywhere except where it began, here in the United States of America. That's because those in power have done everything they can …
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Connecticut’s Death Penalty Message
Greenwich - Since the 2010 elections, the activism of newly empowered conservative and Republican state legislatures has gained national attention with their wars on public employee unions, additional restrictions …
The Obama Contradiction
He has few constraints (except those he's internalized). No one can stop him or countermand his orders. He has a bevy of lawyers at his beck and call to …
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The Plan
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A “Simple Fix” for School Curriculum (and It’s Not Common Core)
For more than 20 years, in language as strong as the editors of mainstream media will allow, I’ve been slamming the stupidities of the education “reforms” dreamed up by …
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Graduating into Debt
Pentagon Disputes Bales’ Account of Friend Being Wounded, Losing Leg
The Pentagon has disputed a contention by Robert Bales' attorney that his client was “upset” over a friend losing a leg to a roadside bomb, in the days prior …
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Occupy Oakland, Workers Back Off May Day Plan to Shut Down Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California. (Photo: yuzu) Strikes, walk-outs, marches and rallies are part of Occupy Oakland's May Day plans, but the centerpiece, an attempted shutdown of the …
Activists Challenge African “Land Grab”
The World Bank and Wall Street firms targeted for African land deals displacing hundreds of thousands.
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Obama Campaign Grapples With New Voter ID Laws
A voter registration form in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, on March 22, 2012. The Obama campaign has begun national outreach to train volunteers and staff about the new voter …