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Education in Afghanistan: The Darkness Approaches; a Light Shines Bright
Village girls wait as the Afghan National Police unload a shipment of humanitarian aid at their village in Gozarah, Afghanistan, Feb. 4. (Photo: U.S. Air Force TSgt Laura K. …
Occupy DC Disrupts Koch Group Gathering; Activists Struck by Car
Occupy D.C. activists outside the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, November 4th. (Photo: Andrew Bossi) Time was when David Koch could bring his Americans for Prosperity Foundation …
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At G20 Summit, Civil Society Demands “People First, Not Finances“
Activists march in Nice in protest against the G20 summit. “Ils sont 20, nous somas des milliards” translates as “they are 20, we are billions.” Click here for more …
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Mitt Romney’s Big Bad Ideas for the Middle East
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney before giving his first foreign policy speech as a presidential candidate in the Mark Clark Hall's Buyer Auditorium at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., …
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Some Disturbing Truths About Rick Perry’s Texas
Governor Rick Perry speaking at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) I’m at sea this week - literally, for once - and learning …
Clean Energy President Embraces Dirty, Dangerous and Expensive Future
President Barack Obama meets with his National Security Staff in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Nov. 2, 2011. (Photo: Pete Souza / White House) One …
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With People in the Streets, 1 Percent Congress Continues to Push Austerity
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) listens to a reporter's question on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Sept. 7, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / The New York Times) …
The Pro-Israel Lobby Courts African-Americans
Hasbara is the Hebrew word for a particular type of pernicious propaganda first employed by early Zionists leaders to explain the unexplainable actions of the Jewish administration in Palestine. …
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Thousands Surround White House in Protest of Keystone Oil Pipeline
Keystone XL Pipeline Protest at the White House, Washington, DC, November 6, 2011. (Photo: Emma Cassidy / tarsandsaction) Washington — On a sunny, cloudless day, thousands of …
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Happy Bank Transfer Day! Three Resources to Help You Leave Your Corporate Bank
November 5th is upon us — the day we are urged to move our money from corporate banks like Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Citibank into small …