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We, the 99 Percent, Demand a Totally Different Federal Budget
We can fit our demands on a bumpersticker: “Majority Rule” or “People Over Profits” or “Love Not Greed.” But we don't want to. Our government is doing …
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Roundup Ready Alfalfa Damages US Seed Industry
When Roundup Ready (hereafter “RR”) alfalfa was first suggested I did not think that it would be developed and introduced because most alfalfa fields are never sprayed for weed …
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Occupy Movement Heats Up US South
Atlanta - As the Occupy Movement spreads like wildfire across the United States and around the world, protests in the U.S. South are facing unique challenges. …
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From Occupation to Liberation
Words matter, especially in our mediated world where the resonance of language is greatly amplified. In this spirit, among some sectors that are otherwise sympathetic with and supportive of …
Former Financial Regulator William Black: Occupy Wall Street a Counter to White-Collar Fraud
Amy Goodman: We are on the road in Kansas City, Missouri, in front of a live audience of public television broadcasters at NETA, the National Educational Telecommunications Association conference. …
Occupy Berlin: In the Shadow of the Reichstag
Occupy Berlin, in front of the Reichstag, October 15, 2011. (Photo: Brainbitch) I was not going to write a Solutions column this week because I am on …
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White House Won’t Add Any More Detainees to Guantanamo, Lawyer Says
Miami - The White House will not add another detainee to the prison camps at Guantanamo, the Pentagon's top lawyer said Tuesday, acknowledging that congressional restrictions have brought captive …
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The Silence of the Shams
One month into the Occupation protests, our editorial staff of one got to wondering what, if anything, the Democratic members of the U.S. Senate had to say about the …
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Madder At Washington Than Wall Street? Wall Street’s The Reason
A USA Today/Gallup poll published this morning suggests that “most Americans blame Wall Street for the nation's economic predicament — but they blame Washington more.” Furthermore, when specifically asked …
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Chiapas’ Coffee Growers: Accidental Environmentalists
Antonio, the Majomut cooperative supervisor, shows off the coffee plants. The cooperative purchases coffee from member-landowners, pays them fair trade prices, then ships then beans to overseas. (Photo: Kristian …