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“Democracia Real Ya”: When the People in Spain Remind the Government Who They Work for
Something very interesting is happening in Spain. Last Sunday, thousands of Spanish citizens and immigrants walked the streets of all the main cities in the country, sending the clear …
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An All-American Retirement System: Building for the Future
(Photo: Markus Reuter / Flickr) While Congress bickers and the president dithers, roads are crumbling, bridges are failing, dams are cracking and water and sewer systems are …
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The Political Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan turned seventy [earlier this week]. The following essay is adapted from The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame, which Nation …
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Egyptians Take to the Streets Again to Demand Reforms
Cairo - Thousands of protesters filled Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday for what was billed as a “second revolution,” chanting their demands: try former President Hosni Mubarak and his …
Cheat Sheet on Bank Investigations and the Probes That Have Petered Out
As we and many others have noted, no top banking executives have been successfully prosecuted in connection with the financial crisis: not for making the bad loans that fed the mortgage machine, not for lying …
Private Practice and Public Laws: The Patronizing Lectures that Television Depicts and Texas Now Requires
Last Friday afternoon, I watched an episode of Private Practice that had aired the week before and was not all that surprised when one of the story lines focused on abortion. …
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Haitian Mayor’s Office Vows to Destroy All Refugee Camps, Launches Violent Campaign
On May 23 and 25, police in the Delmas district of Port-au-Prince destroyed camps which sheltered people who were otherwise homeless since the earthquake. Police and other municipal workers …
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After 4 Years, Egypt Reopens Its Border With Gaza
A watch tower at the Gaza/Egypt border crossing. (Photo: Marius Arnesen / Flickr) Rafah Border Crossing, between Egypt and Gaza — Hundreds of Palestinian residents of the …
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Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 8 at Pakistan Restaurant
Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo: Waqas Ahmed / Flickr) Islamabad, Pakistan - At least eight people were killed on Saturday when a suicide bomber ripped through a restaurant in …
Defaulting on US Debt Dangerous to Even Consider, Say Experts
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. (Photo: World Economic Forum / Flickr) Washington - Congress is playing a game of “chicken” with the nation's finances, and the U.S. economy …