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Food for Revolution
(Photo: Brett Fyfield / Flickr) Princeton – Summits are defined by their location. It is quaint that the 1933 World Economic Conference took place in the Geological …
After 30 Years of AIDS, Treatment Gap Still Feeds the Epidemic
(Photo: David Wan / Flickr) On the cusp of the 30th anniversary of the discovery of AIDS, a new report from UNAIDS says there is reason to …
Dr. Cornel West: Greetings From a 21st-Century Prophet
“To be human, you must bear witness to justice,” West writes.
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Across CA, Jails Not Ready to Relieve Prison Overcrowding
Is sending inmates to county jail the solution to state prison overcrowding? In Los Angeles and much of the rest of California, the answer is no. …
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Citing Medical Needs, Yemeni Leader Leaves Country for Saudi Arabia
Washington - Yemen’s embattled president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday for urgent medical treatment a day after being wounded in a bold attack on the …
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The “Evils of Entitlement“
(Photo: Eldar_ / Flickr) I've often thought of creating a socialist Monopoly game. I never have, because the word “socialist” connects to product decidedly less effectively than, …
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Art and Money
(Photo: Mo Riza / Flickr) In the US, artists and performers of all kinds have the possibility of “making it big” and gaining huge financial rewards. Conventional …
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Wikileaks Cables: US Worked To Scuttle Haiti Gas Development Deal On Behalf Of Big Oil
Earlier this week, The Nation magazine and the Haitian weekly newspaper Haïti Liberté announced a partnership whereby they would work together to publish findings from 1,918 U.S. embassy cables …
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ACLU Sues Rick Scott to Stop “Voter Suppression“
TALLAHASSEE - A pair of liberal-leaning groups sued Gov. Rick Scott on Friday to block an elections law that they say amounts to “voter suppression.” The …
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Anti-Abortion Groups Push To Outlaw Contraceptives By Redefining Personhood
A fringe anti-abortion group, Personhood USA, has been startlingly successful at pushing forward legislation across the country that would redefine life as beginning at the moment of fertilization, effectively outlawing contraceptives like birth …