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The All-American Occupation: A Century of Our Streets vs. Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street, the ongoing demonstration-cum-sleep-in that began a month ago not far from the New York Stock Exchange and has since spread like wildfire to cities around the …
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Has Ireland’s Suffering Paid Off? Not Likely
(Photo: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) Ireland triumphs! Or maybe not. There’s a visible push to claim that …
The Public Intellectual
Within the last few decades, the emergence of public intellectuals as important cultural and social critics has raised fundamental questions not only about the social function of academics, but …
The Seven Biggest Economic Lies
The President’s Jobs Bill doesn’t have a chance in Congress — and the Occupiers on Wall Street and elsewhere can’t become a national movement for a more equitable society …
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Mexico: Rural Women Organize to Weather Multiple Crises
Tlaxcala - Adelaida Avelino, 60, is still devastated by the loss of her corn and wheat harvest, which were destroyed by the freeze that hit the Mexican state of …
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Blaring Impunity: Unrelenting Assassinations of Honduran Journalists, the Government Remains All but Quiescent
Summary As always, but with an unusual quota of aggression since 2010, freedom of speech and the personal security of Honduran journalists are under permanent attack from …
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Biofuels, Speculators Driving Food Price Surges
Washington - A new report on global hunger pinpoints factors at the heart of spikes in food prices it says are exacerbating the unfolding food crisis in the Horn …
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A Woman’s Rise to Power: Struggle and Success
Saudi Arabia’s decision to allow women to vote has been hailed as a major step forward—very few nations still allow such overt discrimination. But there are still fewer …
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Tunisia: Social Media Lift the Silence
Tunis - After 23 years of enforced silence, media professionals and artists in Tunisia are enjoying a period in which their freedom of expression is being respected for the …
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On Social Security, Romney Just as Dangerous as Other GOP Candidates
No matter how fatigued the rest of the country is with the endless Republican debate schedule, Mitt Romney must be looking forward to tonight’s face-off in New Hampshire. Despite …