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The Seeds of a Quiet Economic Revolution: A Review of Gar Alperovitz’s “America Beyond Capitalism“
It is not news that Americans overwhelming disapprove of the job Congress is doing. And likely, it's not surprising that two-thirds of Americans told a London-based firm, Absolute Strategy …
Zionist BDS – Kosher for Passover
History should mark March 18, 2012, as an important date on the road to a just and peaceful resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict. That was the date on which …
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Ninety-Nine Percent Spring and Confronting Corporate Power
At this moment, we face an incredible choice. We can fight to win back the economy we had before the financial crisis. Or, we can allow ourselves to reimagine …
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Permit for NATO Protest Granted, but Fight Not Over, Say Organizers
“Within sight and sound of the summit” was the demand of a coalition of anti-war activists, Occupiers and union members ready to protest the enforcers of the global 1 …
Who Pays for Political Ads?
Great efforts are underway both locally and nationally to keep secret the identities of people and organizations paying for local political advertisements. But Americans can still do something, even …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Federal Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Is Being Challenged in a US Appeals Court, and More
In today's On the News segment: Banksters and technocrats pushing austerity in Greece now have blood on their hands, the corruption of American capitalism by Reaganomic deregulation is on full …
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Whose World Bank?
New York - US President Barack Obama's nomination of Jim Yong Kim for the presidency of the World Bank has been well received – and rightly so, especially given …
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Violence Worsening in Syria in Spite of Pledge, UN Says
Syrian refugees, escaped from the Syrian-Lebanese border, at a safe house in al-Qaa, Lebanon, March 27, 2012. (Photo: Ed Ou / The New York Times) Beirut, Lebanon - Spasms …
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Beware of Austerity’s Vicious Circle
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) One of the key arguments made by the proponents of fiscal austerity, even in a deeply depressed economy, has involved …
Iranian Diplomat Says IAEA Undermined Recent Talks to Satisfy Israel and West
Gareth Porter: IAEA demanded to see Parchin on recent visit ahead of schedule to make Iran look uncooperative. Gareth Porter is a historian and investigative journalist on US foreign …