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The Threat of Warships on an “Island of World Peace”
Song Kang-ho, an activist opposing a naval base under construction, near the construction site, in Gangjeong village on Jeju Island, South Korea, August 2, 2011. (Photo: Jean Chung / …
Straw Poll Results: Progressives Stand With Obama’s Jobs Agenda
This will be a disappointment for the political reporters always looking to gawk at “hot Dem-on-Dem” action or what Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md., at the Take Back the American …
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Occupy Wall Street: Demanding Justice
It's been a while since empathy — the uniquely human capacity to recognize and share the feelings experienced by others, that science even suggests is hardwired in us — when President Obama included …
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Demonstrators Protest Wars, Wall Street in Nation’s Capital
Washington - A sun-soaked noon rally within blocks of the White House brought out hundreds of protesters Thursday to mark the 10th anniversary of the Afghanistan War. …
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The 99 Percent Are Not 90 Percent Men
If week one of Occupy Wall Street was about surviving, week two has been about finding our voice. Some of the organizing and facilitation processes we’ve developed to make …
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The Moral Imperative of “Activism“
The past 50 years have shown that President Dwight Eisenhower was spot on about the Military Industrial Complex and what to expect if Americans were not vigilant, which, of …
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Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Three Women Activists
Tripoli, Libya - The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to three women activists, two from Liberia and one from Yemen, in recognition of their nonviolent campaigns toward peace …
US Debate on Haqqani: Military or Political Solution?
Washington - Dissension over Adm. Mike Mullen's accusation that the Haqqani network of Afghan insurgents is a “veritable arm” of Pakistan's intelligence agency and the revelation that a U.S. …
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Americans Finally Join the Wave of Healthy Global Protest
Our “interesting times” just got much more interesting. Is it actually possible that the “sleeping giant” that is the American people is finally beginning to join the rest of …
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Lawsuit: TransCanada is Illegally Clearing the Way for Keystone XL Pipeline
Although Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama have not yet given the necessary approval for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, construction has already begun. Environmental …