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Fighting Fire in Haiti
When police and the landowner commanded Michelène Pierre to vacate her tent on a Sunday afternoon so that they could light it on fire, she responded: "If you want …
Driving Toward Justice: Vermont Migrant Rights Campaign Wins Licenses
(Photo: subadei) "Under the law of nature, all men are born free, every one comes into the world with a right to his own person, which includes the …
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Whose Recovery?
Luxury retailers are smiling. So are the owners of high-end restaurants, sellers of upscale cars, vacation planners, financial advisors, and personal coaches. For them and their customers and clients …
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Nobel Laureate Elected in Myanmar, Party Announces
Yangon, Myanmar - The party of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi declared that she had won a seat in Myanmar's Parliament on Sunday, an unofficial result that may herald …
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U.S. Corporate Tax Rate Much Lower Than Most Other Developed Nations
Republicans have been kvetching about the fact that, as of Sunday, the U.S. will have the highest statutory corporate tax rate in the world following a scheduled cut in …
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United States Moves Closer to Direct Intervention in Syria
The United States and more than 60 other countries moved closer on Sunday to direct intervention in the fighting in Syria, with Arab nations pledging $100 million to pay …
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Who Benefits From the Organized Violence of War?
U.S. Army soldiers in four-wheel vehicles wait as bundles of fuel are air delivered by a C-17 Globemaster III to Forward Operating Base Waza K'wah in Paktika province, Afghanistan, …
Israel’s Assassination of Gazan Leader Lays Groundwork for Iran Attack
Gaza is a punching bag or escape valve that Israeli generals and politicians can use when they need to show their public that they're tough on terror, whether …
Birthing Justice Series
In “Birthing Justice: Women Creating Economic and Social Alternatives,” 12 women from movements around the world invite us into their lives, sharing their vision of what the world can …
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Nature of Self-Defeating Convictions
One of the curious realities of modern America is how many people – especially white males – have been propagandized into siding with a “free-market” power structure that treats …