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International Security Assistance Force Data Shows Night Raids Killed Over 1,500 Afghan Civilians
Washington - U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) killed well over 1,500 civilians in night raids in less than 10 months in 2010 and early 2011, analysis of official statistics …
Death in Guantanamo: Suicide or Dryboarding?
A detention area at the US Naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in October, 2007. (Photo: Todd Heisler / The New York Times) On June 10, 2006, …
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There’s Many a Gray Head in Occupy Wall Street Crowd
New York - Vince Taylor doesn't fit the stereotype of unkempt twentysomething protesters at the Occupy Wall Street site in Manhattan, which was clear from the homemade canvas sign …
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Thanks to the 99 Percent Movement, Media Finally Covering Jobs Crisis and Marginalizing Deficit Hysteria (2)
Part of the reason economic policymakers have failed to properly address the poor economy is because the nation’s news media has not properly covered the unemployment crisis. For example, …
End of the Reagan Narrative?
As yet another statue of Ronald Reagan is unveiled – a $1 million one at Washington’s National Airport which was renamed in his honor in the mid-1990s – the …
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California Gov. Brown Shuts Down Transparency Website
Sacramento, California - California Gov. Jerry Brown has shut down the government transparency website created by his predecessor, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, as a repository for financial disclosure statements and …
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Obama Meets with Sarkozy, Merkel as G-20 Tries to Solve Greek Debt Crisis
Cannes, France - Warning that the “most important” task for world leaders gathered here is to find a way to resolve Europe's financial crisis, U.S. President Barack Obama huddled …
Lessons From the Original Occupation: Gina Ray, Wisconsin State Capitol Police
State budget protests in Wisconsin on February 26, 2011. (Photo: Richard Hurd) On February 11, 2011, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker introduced a bill that would limit …
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Bishop Gene Robinson Explains Why Religious People Should Support the 99 Percent Movement
Over the last few weeks, a number of clergy, religious activists, and writers — both Christian and Jewish — have spoken out in support of the Wall Street protests. …