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The Long Shadows of Nixon and Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover. (Photo: Wikimedia) J. Edgar Hoover passed away on May 2, 1972. The legendary FBI director lay in state at the Capitol rotunda, the doors …
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Occupy Movement Prepares for Mass Day of Action in Defiance of Crackdowns
(Photo: Timothy Krause / Flickr) Thursday, November 17, marks the two-month anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, and an international day of nonviolent direct action has been called …
After the Zuccotti Park Raid
It was strange, after all these weeks, to be on the outside looking in at a new set of occupiers who were there because they have the guns and …
How Wealthy Companies Like Verizon Avoid Taxes
(Photo: BenSeese / Flickr) Verizon needs to open a call center, which means a few new low-paying jobs. They get local governments bidding against each other, offering …
Cain’s Milwaukee Meltdown: Will Koch Still Love His “Brother from Another Mother”?
Herman Cain is a man who knows what he knows, and apparently doesn't care to know anything else. Then there's the stuff he does know, but is just not …
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A Self-Immolation in Tiananmen Square Is Reported
A man set himself on fire in China’s heavily policed Tiananmen Square last month, according a report in The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday, in the first known case of …
The Public Intellectual: David Palumbo-Liu
Beyond Guilt: Working in “The System” With Intellectual ResponsibilitySunday 23 September 2012by: David Palumbo-Liu, Truthout | News Analysis With the Long Revolution Underway, We Need to Think Big Wednesday …
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Criticism, Violence and Roosting Chickens
Protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement in Zuccotti Park in New York, Nov. 15, 2011. (Photo: Marcus Yam / The New York Times) The 99 percent …
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The Agora at Liberty Square
Protesters with the Occupy Wall Street movement celebrate one month of occupying Zuccotti Park in New York, on Oct. 17, 2011. (Photo: Robert Stolarik / The New York Times) …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Court Rules in Favor of the One Percent, and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news…