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Oakland - Seeking to cool the violent tone set by Tuesday night's street clashes with Occupy Oakland protesters, police pulled down barricades Wednesday near City Hall, dramatically reduced their …

Washington - Faced with an approaching deadline and increasing skepticism about Congress’s ability to accomplish the task before it, Democrats on a special Congressional committee assigned to reduce the …

A woman looks out from a crowded BTS Skytrain at the Siam station in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo: Mark Fischer) Chances are, you'll hear or read soon that …

UPDATED FROM EARLIER ARTICLE At some point recently, we entered a “movement moment”, a period of time where long-term strategic campaigns merge with spontaneous, organic social upheaval …

Oakland police repeatedly fired tear gas and flash grenades Tuesday night as protesters attempted to retake the Occupy Oakland encampment outside City Hall—only 12 hours after police tore apart …

The prominent political and legal blogger Glenn Greenwald comments on the growing Occupy Wall Street movement. "What this movement is about is more important than specific legislative demands. It…is …

An informal competition took place during the Bush years for the title of “second front” in the war on terror. Administration officials often referred to Southeast Asia as the …

(Image: Metropolitan Books) As a litigator who practiced for more than a decade in federal and state courts across the country, I’ve long been aware of the …

Bank of America security blocks a photographer during an Iraq War protest in March of 2008. (Photo: Steve Rhodes) There is no shortage of hatred for the …

Jan Widacki Farewell to Modernity in the New Age of SurveillanceSunday 30 January 2011by: Jan Widacki, Truthout | Op-Ed