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America’s Jobs Deficit, and Why It’s Still More Important Than the Budget Deficit
President Barack Obama delivers remarks to plant workers at the Chrysler Group Toledo Supplier Park in Toledo, Ohio, on Friday, June 3, 2011. (Photo: Doug Mills / The New …
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Protests in Tahrir Continue as Egypt Appears to End Siege of Interior Ministry
Demonstrators remove a barrier from the Interior Ministry building in Cairo, Feb. 2, 2012. Thousands of protesters rallied Thursday against the Egyptian military after at least 73 people were …
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Occupy DC Raided by Police in Riot Gear
United States Park Police bearing riot gear and on horse back raided Occupy DC Saturday morning and throughout the day, removing tents that were deemed to be in violation …
Jonathan Haidt Explains Our Contentious Culture
Jonathan Haidt. (Screengrab: Moyers & Co.) Jonathan Haidt Explains Our Contentious Culture from BillMoyers.com on Vimeo. TRANSCRIPT BILL MOYERS: Welcome. …
Why Black Union Workers Matter in This Year’s Super Bowl Showdown
Union leaders and workers demonstrate against the “right to work” legislation pending approval at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, Jan. 24, 2012. (Photo: Peter W. Stevenson / The New …
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Black Mask: Trip Through an Anarchist Turf War
(Image: PM Press) “Black Mask & Up Against the Wall Motherfucker: The Complete Works of Ron Hahne, Ben Morea and the Black Mask Group” Oakland: …
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Deadly Attack on Syrian City Adds to Push for UN to Act
United Nations - A United Nations Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria ended in acrimony and a veto by Russia and China on Saturday, hours after …
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Bipartisan Strategy Takes Shape to Close Overseas US Bases
At a time when bipartisanship on Capitol Hill has essentially disappeared, an intriguing example of cross-party consensus has emerged in a relatively obscure area of foreign policy: closing overseas …
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Adding It Up: Press Freedom, Democratic Health and Public Media Funding (2)
This week Reporters Without Borders released its 2011–2012 Press Freedom Index, and much of the attention has focused on the fact that the United States has dropped 27 places …
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The Scary Danger of Meat (Even for Those Who Don’t Eat It)
So far, 2012 is bringing bad news for people who don't want “free antibiotics” in their food. Antibiotics are routinely given to livestock on factory farms to …