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The Way It Was
Shortly after Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th President of the United States, I was invited to a dinner at the Lebanese Embassy in Washington, D.C. in honor of …
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A Failed Social Model: Providing Basic Goods Through Crushing Consumer Debt
Occupiers have joined anti-foreclosure advocates to occupy home auctions and abandoned buildings and block foreclosures. A few state attorneys general have begun resisting the Obama administration’s awful mortgage fraud settlement …
Pepper Spray Video ‘Iconic Moment’ of OWS
Activist/filmmaker Michael Moore praises the 11 OWS student protesters at UC Davis and called it an iconic moment, similar to Tiananmen Square. Plus, we get reaction from Kase Wheatley, …
Super Committee’s Loss Is Democrats’ Gain
Keith and Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, analyze the potential outcome of the bipartisan congressional super committee’s failure to reach an …
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Neo-Paramilitary Gangs Ratchet Up Their Threat to Colombian Civil Society and the Long Term Survival of Civic Rectitude in the Public Arena
The Colombian government enacted Decree 128 and the Justice and Peace Law to launch and subsequently monitor the demobilization process, which failed under the Uribe administration, and led to …
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Republicans Push Anti-Union Law in Indiana
Republican leaders in Indiana on Monday declared as their top legislative priority making Indiana a “right to work” state, setting the stage for a new battle over union rights …
Civil Society at Ground Zero: You Can Crush the Flowers, But You Can’t Stop the Spring
Occupy Wall Street protesters march through lower Manhattan in New York, November 17, 2011. (Photo: Marcus Yam / The New York Times) Last Tuesday, I awoke in …
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Wider Protests Urged in Egypt as Crackdown Enters Day 4
Cairo - A day after the cabinet offered its resignation to Egypt’s transitional military government, protesters demanding an end to army rule fought street battles with the police for …
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America’s Affluent and the New Bunker Down
How many neighborhoods have you ever seen with oodles of rich residents — and poor schools? Or, vice versa, how many neighborhoods do you know with lots of poor …
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Obama Visits New Hampshire on Tuesday; Is He Running Scared There?
Washington - Is President Barack Obama worried about a surprise in the Democratic primary this January in New Hampshire? Maybe the kind of narrow victory that hurt …