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Torture’s Other Victims: US Soldiers (2)
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Signs of Intelligent Life in the Murdoch Universe
Los Angeles Smog. (Photo: Robert S. Donovan / Flickr) No one accuses The Wall Street Journal, icon of the business world, of devoting excessive column space to …
Occupy Wall Street, Mass Media and Progressive Change in the Tea Party Era: Our Window of Opportunity
Better understanding how both OWS and the Tea Party are discussed in media should remain a major focus of those concerned with promoting bottom-up notions of grassroots democracy.
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Stop the War on Christmas: Cease Fire in Afghanistan (2)
American soldiers during a push against insurgents in the Zhari district of Afghanistan, west of Kandahar city, on September 21, 2010. (Photo: Tyler Hicks / The New York Times) …
Afghanistan Chronicles, Part 3: Children of Terror (2)
Afghanistan has been at war, with little respite, since the Soviet Union invaded the country in 1979. Only the enemies and uniforms have changed. The physical devastation of the …
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House Passes Payroll Tax Cut Extension for Two Months
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives quickly, quietly Friday approved a two-month extension of the Social Security payroll tax, ending a week of rancor and assuring more than 160 …
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Bomb Blasts Hit 2 Security Facilities in Syrian Capital
Beirut, Lebanon - Suicide attackers detonated two powerful car bombs outside government offices in Damascus on Friday, in what appeared to be the most brazen and deadly attacks against …
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Follow English Commoners’ Lead: Band Together to Force Corporate Reform (2)
In recent years, senior Wall Street managers relentlessly pursued short-term profit and personal windfalls by any and all means while bringing Main Street to its knees (where it remains …
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Happy Holidays, Corporate America – I’d Like to File a Complaint
In the spirit of the season, I’d like to file a complaint – about complaints. Corporate America just doesn’t handle them the way they used to. As in, at …
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Mining Companies Back Friend’s Bid for Senate
Nye, Montana - The violation notices keep coming in: broken safety equipment, underground roof collapses, dangerous levels of carbon monoxide — each a hint of the federal enforcement blitz …