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Infiltration to Disrupt, Divide and Misdirect Is Widespread in Occupy (Part I)
In the first five months, the Occupy Movement has had major victories and has altered the debate about the economy. People in the power structure and who hold different …
How Financial Crisis, Economic Inequality, Social Media, and More Brought Revolutions in 2011 and Changed Us Forever (2)
We're at an inflection point in history, a shift not just in our politics but our consciousness, says Paul Mason, BBC Newsnight economics editor, author and journalist. …
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Santorum in the Extreme
Washington - For all his supposed authenticity, Rick Santorum is not what he seems. Beneath that sweater vest beats the heart of a calculating and increasingly desperate politician who …
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BP Goes to Court
New Orleans - It was the largest marine oil disaster in the United States, and now BP's trial is the largest and most complex environmental lawsuit in US history. …
Reps. Ellison and Jones Stand Up for Diplomatic Engagement With Iran
Rep. Walter Jones (R-North Carolina) at a press conference where he introduced the “Afghanistan Exit and Accountability Act” on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 5, 2011. More recently, …
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Sean Combs’s New Channel: Comcast’s Crumb?
The new “minority” channels from Comcast are well and good, but where are the women’s channels? This week’s news from Comcast reveals the saggy soft underbelly of our movements, …
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CNN Silences War-Skeptical Soldier
When CNN interviews a U.S. Army corporal preparing for his third deployment to Afghanistan, should TV viewers be permitted to hear him out on a front-burner issue like Iran’s …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Worsening NATO-Afghan Security Forces Relations Threaten Withdrawal Plan, and More
In today's On the News segment: Churches continue to be some of the largest big bank defectors in the Move Your Money movement, the UK is preparing for war …
What Are We Really Eating? Reporter Goes Undercover to Reveal the Real Story of Our Broken Food System
Tracie McMillan's The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table takes us on a vivid and poignant tour of a place we …
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Why Inequality Matters: Three Ways the Mortgage Crisis Has Undermined Our Legal System
For several years, I have been writing that extreme economic inequality is among the most destructive forces in a society. As inequality grows, it undermines the effective functioning of …