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Partners in the Freedom Struggle
“The lack of historical consensus regarding John Brown,” asserted longtime labor, racial justice, and international activist Bill Fletcher, “speaks to the ideological confusions we continue to face.” Fletcher — …
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Down and Out on Wall Street
(Photo: Victor1558) Have you heard about the earthquake that has shaken Wall Street to its very core? Well, brace yourself, for this really is a shocker: bonus payments are …
Veterans Peace Team Joins Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street, October 2, 2011. (Photo: Melissa Gira Grant) “Post-World War II, the military hasn't been defending America, but working for the power elite to expand empire,” Will …
Andrew Bacevich on Changing Our Military Mindset
Nine years after Baghdad erupted in “shock and awe,” we're once again hearing in America the drumbeat for war in the Middle East. Now, the bull's-eye is on Iran. …
The Paul Ryan Rorschach Test
Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan did a great public service when he released …
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Supreme Court Health Care Arguments to Begin Monday
The United States Supreme Court Building. (Photo: David Baron) Washington - The circus surrounding the Supreme Court health care arguments this week will begin before dawn Monday. Demonstrators will …
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Nuclear Alert
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Chris Hedges | Totalitarian Systems Always Begin by Rewriting the Law
Chris Hedges speaks at Occupy DC, January 9, 2012. (Photo: Shrieking Tree) I spent four hours in a third-floor conference room at 86 Chambers St. in Manhattan on …
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It’s a Stretch
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Occupy Should Force Obama’s Hand on Jobs
A lot of us Occupiers everywhere smiled or cheered at the successful impact the movement's overarching goal - more economic, social and political equality between the 1 percent and …