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“Corporations Are Not People”: Activists Push Amendment to Revoke “Corporate Personhood“
After an Election Day that saw a number of wins for progressive causes nationwide, activists opposed to “corporate personhood” — the notion that corporations have equal rights to individuals …
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Foreign Influence: Inappropriate for Lawmakers Tasked With Shrinking the Deficit
In his presidential farewell address, George Washington offered this warning to the young nation: "Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence…the jealousy of a free people ought to be …
Obama to Aid Uzbek Dictatorship
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, in a move initiated by the Obama administration, has voted to waive Bush-era human rights restrictions on military aid to the Islam Karimov dictatorship …
Record College Enrollment Doesn’t Mean Upward Mobility for Most Latinos
Latino college enrollment numbers have reached unprecedented levels across the United States. To be sure, it’s a huge gain. But now many experts worry that the rise in college …
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Next After the Ohio Victory: Run for America
Yesterday, Ohio voters overwhelmingly rejected the effort to revoke basic worker rights, delivering a stunning rebuke to conservative Gov. John Kasich. That spark was lit in Madison, Wisconsin last …
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Parks Chief Blocked Plan for Grand Canyon Bottle Ban
Weary of plastic litter, Grand Canyon National Park officials were in the final stages of imposing a ban on the sale of disposable water bottles in the Grand Canyon …
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Guantanamo Trial for Cole Bombing Suspect Delayed for a Year
Guantanamo Bay Navy Base, Cuba -A reputed al Qaida chieftain emerged from the shadows of CIA confinement and interrogation Wednesday to face death-penalty charges as the alleged engineer of …
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“Kill the Messenger” Chronicles Media’s Role in Conflicts From Rwanda to Mexico
(Image: Prometheus Books) Karl Marx was not a militant on the barricades but a journalist who wrote frequently for the New York Herald Tribune on great issues …
“Corporations Are Not People”: Activists Push Amendment to Revoke “Corporate Personhood” (2)
After an Election Day that saw a number of wins for progressive causes nationwide, activists opposed to “corporate personhood” — the notion that corporations have equal rights to individuals …
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