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High-Ranking Fiji Junta Officer Talks Nonviolent Resistance
The world has had little reason to pay attention to the intensifying human rights meltdown in Fiji at the hands of the ruling military junta. After all, it hasn’t …
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Unequal Justice: Banker Arrests, Zero; Protester Arrests, 2,511
Since the start of the financial crisis, Americans have wondered why, if laws were broken, none of the occupants of Wall Street or other financial centers have been arrested. …
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In Colorado, a Power Struggle Towards Moving to Municipally Owned Energy
Boulder, Colo. - Many Americans these days, from the huddled masses of Occupy Wall Street to the coifed confines of the presidential campaign, are talking about the future of …
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Southern California Carwash Workers Win First-Ever Contracts
There’s good news from the struggle for justice for Southern California carwash workers — carwasheros. In a groundbreaking agreement, carwash workers at Bonus Car Wash in Santa Monica have …
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A 51st State for Armed Robotic Drones
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Weaponized UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), also known as drones, have their own caucus in Congress, and the Pentagon's plan is to give …
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Gandhi Meets Monty Python at Occupy Wall Street: The Comedic Turn in Nonviolent Tactics
Liberty Square, New York, October 3, 2011. (Photo: WarmSleepy) On October 3rd, protesters at Occupy Wall Street failed to march. Instead they clumsily lurched. With white painted …
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Plutocratic Government Tries to Beat Down #Occupy
In Oakland peaceful #Occupy demonstrators were camping out in front of city hall. The city launched a police raid to clear out the camp, using tear gas, flash-bank grenades, …
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US Planning Troop Buildup in Gulf After Exit From Iraq
United States soldiers performed a closing ceremony on Oct. 20 for a base in Tikrit, now under the control of Iraqi forces. (Photo: Andrea Bruce / The New York …
Here’s Who Pays the $1 Trillion in Student Debt Obama Aims to Ease
Congress may be gridlocked, but that doesn’t mean President Obama’s hands are tied. On Wednesday the president announced that he’s moving to ease Americans’ student debt load with an …
House GOP’s “Job Creating” Spending Cuts Destroyed 370,000 Jobs (3)
House Republicans took the government to the brink of shutdown last spring by demanding across-the-board budget cuts to many vital programs. Instead of focusing on job creation, as Americans …