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The Story of Mario, a Tijuana Cop
Mario is a Tijuana cop. Mario died not long ago, but driving with him through the streets of downtown was always a journey into the reality of the border. …
War on Iran: America’s Next Catastrophe in the Middle East?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, March 5, 2012. (Photo: Doug Mills / The New …
The Rich Are Different From You and Me – They Pay Fewer Taxes
Stephen Schwarzman. (Photo: Fred R. Conrad / The New York Times)Benjamin Franklin, who used his many talents to become a wealthy man, famously said that the only things certain …
Eight Major Corporations Divest From ALEC
(Photo: suenosdeuomi / Flickr)Corporations across the country are dropping their ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) like hotcakes. Mars, the company that makes Skittles, and the Arizona …
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Occupy Lawyer: Pepper Spray Report Confirms Police Engaged in “Brutality“
“The report simply confirms what we all knew already…the police actions were brutal and unnecessary,” said Occupy Sacramento lawyer Jeff Kravitz. “As the big banks and the gangster government …
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Top Ten Dirty Corporate Tax Dodgers of 2011
Two weeks ago it was announced that the U.S. has the highest corporate tax rate in the world sparking furious debate from Fox News types concerned about corporate well …
Military Judge Hears Arguments Over Constitutionality of Charges Against USS Cole Bomber
In the military commission hearing of Abd al-Rahim Hussayn Muhammad al-Nashiri, there waits a potential death sentence. Al-Nashiri is the alleged al-Qaeda operative said to be responsible for the …
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Vermont Senate Resolves to Abolish “Corporate Personhood”
Montpelier - The Vermont State Senate voted today calling for an amendment to the Constitution that would make clear that corporations are not people and money is not speech and …
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The US Can Learn from Canada’s 1990s Slump
So, is there still a lot of slack in the United States' labor markets? On the face of it, that seems an absurd question to ask, given the persistence …
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You’re on Your Own, Kids
Who will speak for the rights of the unborn now that Rick Santorum is gone from the race? Let me give it a whirl from the perspective of one …