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Greece’s Crisis Long in the Making
Riot police push protesters back under a blanket of tear gas during protests in Athens, Greece, on June 15, 2011. (Photo: Eirini Vourloumis / The New York Times) …
Wisconsin ID Law will Suppress Youth, Minority Vote
On May 25, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed off on a new law, Assembly Bill 7, that requires Wisconsin voters to show photo identification at the polls. Critics of …
Iranian Detention of US Activist, Journalist Nears Two-Year Mark
Sarah Shourd and Shane Bauer, two of three American hikers seized by Iranian authorities nearly two years ago. Shourd was released last September, but Bauer and fellow hiker Josh …
Failure to Reach a “Grand Bargain” on Debt Makes 2012 Harder for Obama
President Barack Obama holds a town hall event at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md. on July 22, 2011. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times) …
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After Long Wait, Same-Sex Couples Marry in New York
Cheryle Rudd, center, and Kitty Lambert are married by Mayor Paul Dyster in Niagara Falls, N.Y., just after midnight on Sunday, July 24, 2011. Hundreds of gay and lesbian …
Why We Should Worry About Right-Wing Terror Attacks Like Norway’s in the US
Oslo, Norway - July 23, 2011. (Photo: cyclopsr) The Norwegian police on Saturday charged a 32-year-old man, whom they identified as a Christian fundamentalist with right-wing connections, …
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Why Medicare is the Solution – Not the Problem
Bertha G. Milliard, 94, with nurse Ruth Collins, a nurse, during a home-care visit in Fort Fairfield, Maine, in November 2009. (Photo: Craig Dilger / The New York Times) …
Revolutionary Law in Chiapas, Mexico: A New Generation of Mayan Women Plan Their Future
Zapatista women demonstrating in Chiapas, Mexico. (Photo: orianomada)
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Rupert Murdoch vs. Edward R. Murrow and Izzy Stone
On Saturday morning, Rupert Murdoch apologized to the British public in a full-page advertisement that will run for three days in seven national newspapers stating: “We are …
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Third Prize: You’re Fired
In the movie Glengarry Glen Ross, Alec Baldwin walks into the office of underperforming salesmen and shakes them to their core. He's the guy from the head office, and …