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Young Activist Stands Up to the Industry That Enslaves His Community in Appalachia
Junior Walk. (Screengrab: Rose Aguilar) It's 4:29 PM. The blast will go off at any minute. Even though you grew up hearing the sound, it's still jarring. …
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Let Them Eat Keller
Funny, he doesn't look like Marie Antoinette. But when former New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller asks his readers if they are "bored by the soggy sleep-ins and …
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Welcome to Our Banana Republic and Its Global Panopticon
The day I became a citizen of these United States, June 17, 2009, in the old Paramount Theater in downtown Oakland, I raised my right hand and swore that …
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The Choice Between Democracy and Autocracy
Hear ye, hear ye! Let it be known that in this 10th month of the first year of His Majesty King John Hickenlooper's reign, the sovereign governor of the …
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At Loss for a World View
Washington - The demise of Moammar Gaddafi is big news around the world. Note to the Republican presidential candidates: This will come as a shock, but there are lots …
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Tea Party to Businesses: “Stop Hiring!“
Just when I think conservatives can't surprise me any more, they surprise me with another jaw-dropper. And, no, I'm not talking about the recent Republican debate — though that …
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League of Women Voters Files Suit to Block WI’s New Polling Place Photo ID Restriction
Just in from Reuters... The League of Women Voters sued on Thursday to block a new Wisconsin law requiring voters to present identification …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Bank of America Slapped With a Subpoena, and More
In today's On the News segment: Young people hit hardest by worldwide economic crash; Senate vote scheduled for Friday on just one part of the Jobs Act that gives …
Great Game in the Horn of Africa
The United States announced this past week that it is deploying a 100-man mission to assist the Ugandan government in tracking down the remnants of the Lord's Resistance Army …