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Occupy Oakland: Over 400 Arrested as Police Fire Tear Gas, Flash Grenades at Protesters
Police have arrested more than 400 Occupy Oakland protesters, as well as a number of journalists, in one of the largest mass arrests since the nationwide Occupy protests began …
Oaxaca’s “Occupier” Refugees Face Roadblocks on the Way Home
Indigenous Triqui children march through the streets of Oaxaca on December 19, 2011, to protest a wave of killings in their home community of San Juan Copala. (Photo: David …
How to Reverse the Corporate Coup d’Etat
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Secret Email System Revealed in “John Doe” Probe of Walker Staff
The morning after his “State of the State” address where Governor Scott Walker reassured Wisconsin “We are turning things around. We are heading in the right direction,” the Milwaukee …
How to Reverse the Corporate Coup d’Etat (Video)
Protesters against Citizens United demonstrate outside the Sacramento Capitol, California, January 21, 2012. (Photo: Public Citizen) A Conversation With Chris Hedges and Lawrence Lessig …
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The Party People of Wall Street
(Photo: hakee) A week or so ago, we read in The New York Times about what in the Gilded Age of the Roman Empire was known as …
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US Drones Patrolling Its Skies Provoke Outrage in Iraq
Baghdad - A month after the last American troops left Iraq, the State Department is operating a small fleet of surveillance drones here to help protect the United States …
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What Happened to Canada?
Police confront protesters outside 2010's G-20 meeting in Toronto, Canada, June 25, 2010. (Photo: G20 Protest Photos) What happened to Canada? It used to be the country …
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We Have Every Right to Be Furious About ACTA
If there’s one thing that encapsulates what’s wrong with the way government functions today, ACTA is it. You wouldn’t know it from the name, but the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is a plurilateral …
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After Journalist Arrests, US Plummets in Global Press Freedom Rankings
In last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama called for a “renewal of American values.” However, over the course of his wide-ranging speech, he made no mention …