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Military Detention Versus We the People
An Army spokesman in one of the detainee areas in Camp Delta at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on June 9, 2010. (Photo: Richard Perry / The New York Times) …
Seven Surveys Make A Trend For Fox And Viewers
The release yesterday of yet another survey indicating the more you watch Fox News the less they know, has once again shone a spotlight on one of the unique …
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NATO Raids Kill Pakistan Troops, Raising Tensions
Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistani officials said Saturday that NATO aircraft had killed at least 25 soldiers in strikes against two military posts at the northwestern border with Afghanistan, and …
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Obama Granted Fewer Requests for Clemency Than Any Other President in the Last Century
President Barack Obama’s Nov. 21 pardons of three marijuana offenders are extremely unlikely to indicate any shift in the White House’s pot policies. The three had already served their …
Why Iceland Should Be in the News, But Is Not
(Photo: Páll Hilmarsson / Flickr) An Italian radio program's story about Iceland’s on-going revolution is a stunning example of how little our media tells us about the …
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Rolling Sympathy Strikes Harass Food-Service Giant
Taking advantage of contracts that allow members to honor picket lines, Teamsters spread short, rolling sympathy strikes to nine states at the nation’s second-largest food service company. …
Democracy or Plutocracy? A Chart
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Capitalism and the Spy Market: An Analysis
(Photo: emmma peel / Flickr) The trend toward an ever greater abuse of power through the act of spying has apparently created its own capitalist market. And …
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Thousands of Egyptians Press Demand for Military Council to Step Down
Cairo - Egypt on Friday appeared on the cusp of a protracted battle for control of the country’s once-promising revolution, with military rulers and protesters staging rival demonstrations and …
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Looking Beyond Election Day
President Barack Obama walks out to address the media about the economy from the White House in Washington on July 8, 2011. (Photo: Doug Mills / The New York …