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Occupied – What Now?
Thanks in large part to the New York and national corporate media a massive campaign to shift power away from giant corporations and into the hands of the people …
Wall Street and Silicon Valley
Whenever someone criticizes “Wall Street,” someone else tries to defend Wall Street by saying that without it we wouldn’t have Silicon Valley and all of its wonders. Most recently, …
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The Tale of Two Assassination Plots
With Official Washington abuzz over a bizarre U.S. accusation that Iran’s Quds spy agency plotted to assassinate the Saudi ambassador, it might be worth recalling how American authorities responded …
“Convenient” Base Is Unexamined Excuse for US Silence on Bahrain Crackdown
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times) Pressure is building on the Obama administration to delay a proposed arms sale …
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Perry, Struggling in Campaign, Unveils Economic Program
Washington - Presidential candidate Texas Gov. Rick Perry released his economic plan Friday, promising that an energy-centric program to expand offshore drilling and domestic oil and gas exploration would …
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Mexico’s President Works to Solidify Militarized Drug War Tactics
President Felipe Calderon of Mexico during an interview at the Los Pinos in Mexico City, Sept. 28, 2011. As the twilight of his presidency sets in, Calderon is striving …
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To Isolate Iran, US Presses Inspectors on Nuclear Data
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran prepares to address the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 23, 2010. (Photo: Josh Haner / The New York Times) Washington - …
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The Untimely Death of Long-Term Health Insurance
Joe Kostmayer undergoes dialysis at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., March 10, 2011. (Photo: Noah Berger / The New York Times) The Administration’s decision …
The Other Occupation: How Wall Street Occupies Washington
The US Capitol Building, Washington DC. (Photo: drewsaunders) Wall Street did not engage in reckless financial behavior — which plunged 64 million people worldwide into extreme poverty …
What Regional Differences Mean for National Consensus
In American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America, author Colin Woodard outlines eleven culturally distinct regions in the United States. (Image: Viking Adult) …