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Progressives Say American Dream Movement Rivals Tea Party
Van Jones speaking to protesters in Washington, DC, February 26, 2011 at the Save the American Dream Rally. (Photo: markn3tel) As Americans face the economic fallout of …
Part Two: FEMA and Disaster: A Look at What Worked and What Didn’t From a FEMA Insider (1993 – 2000)
FEMA Director James Lee Witt visits applicants at the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Kinston, North Carolina. Witt along with state and local officials toured the flood ravaged area …
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Republicans Hold On to Wisconsin Senate After Recall Vote
Sayner, Wisconsin — Two Republican state senators lost their seats in recall elections around Wisconsin on Tuesday, but Republicans maintained their control of the State Senate, ultimately handing a …
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London Riots Put Spotlight on Troubled, Unemployed Youths in Britain
London - “I came here to get my penny’s worth,” said a man who gave his name as Louis James, 19, a slightly built participant in the widening riots …
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Environmentalism’s Original Sin
In 2007 the National Audubon Society, one of the leading environmental organizations in the United States, issued a report headlined “Common Birds in Decline.” Based on statistical analysis of …
The Dangerous Myth of American Military Omnipotence
U.S. Army Pfc. Shawn Williams of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division based in Fort Wainwright, Alaska, gives the thumbs-up to members of his unit as …
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Debtpocalypse Deferred!
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Capitulation, Not Compromise, Led to a Debt Deal
President Barack Obama signed an agreement on August 2 that raised the United States’ debt ceiling. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / The New York Times) What would …
Native American Punk Band Fights to Preserve Sacred Mountain from Ski Resort
Jeneda and Clayson Benally of the Native American punk band Blackfire are suing the U.S. Forest Service over plans to turn Flagstaff's waste water into snow for a …
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Washington’s Three-Ring Circus
President Barack Obama with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) in a meeting with Congressional leaders about raising the national debt limit, in Washington on July 14, 2011. (Photo: Doug …