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Occupy Wall Street Draws Collective Yawn in Latin America
New York - It’s a paradox that the only foreign-language kiosk set-up in Zuccotti Park, the site that has been “occupied” by Occupy Wall Street is for Spanish-language information, …
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Can the Power of Occupy Wall Street Make Obama a Populist?
It's been a little over a month since this bolt of political lightning known as Occupy Wall Street jolted through the political establishment. It's time to assess just what …
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Woolsey and Payne Coddle Dictator in Bahrain
Folks who claim that it doesn't matter who we elect to represent us in the House of Representatives or how we press them once they get there should be …
Occupy Writers: A Mirror of and a Stimulant for the Occupy Movement
“I love the Occupy Wall Street Library,” Jeff Sharlet tells me. He is the best selling author of “The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power” …
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Republicans Say, Tax Poor, Not the 1 Percent
Texas Gov. Rick Perry this week will try to revive his flagging presidential campaign by embracing an old conservative fancy — the flat tax, while calling for “scrapping the …
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Outside Cleveland, Snapshots of Poverty’s Surge in the Suburbs
Parma Heights, Ohio - The poor population in America’s suburbs — long a symbol of a stable and prosperous American middle class — rose by more than half after …
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Supporting Torturers Against Torturers
I have authorized a small number of combat-equipped U.S. forces to deploy to central Africa to provide assistance to regional forces… On Oct. 12, the initial …
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Return to Sender
Arkansas - On a recent morning, a small crowd gathered in the freshly swept parking lot of the Lambrook, Ark., post office, a simple brick building with white trim. …
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Death Toll in Turkey Earthquake Rises as Rescuers Race to Find Trapped Survivors
Istanbul - The death toll from a deadly earthquake in eastern Turkey over the weekend has risen to more than 360, the government said Tuesday. Rescue teams were working …
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Rick Perry: Standing Tall for the 1 Percent
Today, Rick Perry will release his “Cut, Balance and Grow” economic plan. The details are yet to come, but from his initial press release, this is clearly …