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Foreign Influence: Inappropriate for Lawmakers Tasked With Shrinking the Deficit
In his presidential farewell address, George Washington offered this warning to the young nation: "Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence…the jealousy of a free people ought to be …
Obama to Aid Uzbek Dictatorship
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, in a move initiated by the Obama administration, has voted to waive Bush-era human rights restrictions on military aid to the Islam Karimov dictatorship …
Record College Enrollment Doesn’t Mean Upward Mobility for Most Latinos
Latino college enrollment numbers have reached unprecedented levels across the United States. To be sure, it’s a huge gain. But now many experts worry that the rise in college …
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Next After the Ohio Victory: Run for America
Yesterday, Ohio voters overwhelmingly rejected the effort to revoke basic worker rights, delivering a stunning rebuke to conservative Gov. John Kasich. That spark was lit in Madison, Wisconsin last …
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Parks Chief Blocked Plan for Grand Canyon Bottle Ban
Weary of plastic litter, Grand Canyon National Park officials were in the final stages of imposing a ban on the sale of disposable water bottles in the Grand Canyon …
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Guantanamo Trial for Cole Bombing Suspect Delayed for a Year
Guantanamo Bay Navy Base, Cuba -A reputed al Qaida chieftain emerged from the shadows of CIA confinement and interrogation Wednesday to face death-penalty charges as the alleged engineer of …
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“Kill the Messenger” Chronicles Media’s Role in Conflicts From Rwanda to Mexico
(Image: Prometheus Books) Karl Marx was not a militant on the barricades but a journalist who wrote frequently for the New York Herald Tribune on great issues …
“Corporations Are Not People”: Activists Push Amendment to Revoke “Corporate Personhood” (2)
After an Election Day that saw a number of wins for progressive causes nationwide, activists opposed to “corporate personhood” — the notion that corporations have equal rights to individuals …
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Beyond the Banks: Three More Ways to Move Your Money Away From Corporations
On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of Americans across the country organized to move their money from predatory big banks to smaller local banks and credit unions. After 650,000 Americans …