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Arizona Shooting Sets Off Debate on Violent Political Rhetoric
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona) and seventeen others were shot Saturday after a gunman opened fire at a public event in Tucson, law-enforcement sources confirmed. Six people were killed, including …
Shooting of Jewish Congresswoman Giffords Is Not Just a “Tragedy“
It's part of a right-wing assault on government and the liberals and progressives who support it.
Thousands of Egyptian Muslims Show Up as “Human Shields” to Defend Coptic Christians From Terorism
On New Year’s Day, a devastating terrorist bombing at a Coptic church in Egypt killed 21 people and injured 79 others. Although the identity of the culprits was not …
The Rise and Fall of Employer Sanctions
Workplace raids by gun-wielding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents that resulted in the mass arrests of dozens and sometimes hundreds of employees have ceased under the Obama administration. …
After Decades of War, Southern Sudan’s Referendum Inspires Hope of a Better Life
Juba, Sudan — Pots and pans stacked on top of an empty bed frame are among the few possessions Teresa Peter brought with her to start a new life. …
Keith Olberman | Special Comment: Violence and Threats Have No Place in Democracy (Video)
The political rhetoric of the country must be changed to prevent acts of domestic terrorism. In the aftermath of the shooting of 19 people in an attempted assassination of …
A Union Activist’s Call for Change
Kim Scipes’ new book “AFL-CIO’s Secret War against Developing Country Workers” (Lexington Books, 2010) documents the history of AFL-CIO leadership in supporting the U.S. government policy of Empire in …
“The Streets Still Matter“
Celebrate People's History: The Poster Book of Resistance and Revolution Edited by Josh MacPhee, Foreword by Rebecca Solnit The Feminist Press New York, 2010
Will Our Economy Ever Recover From the “Greatest Recovery”?
In a January 2009 ABC interview with George Stephanopoulos, then President-elect Barack Obama said fixing the economy required shared sacrifice: "Everybody's going to have to give. Everybody's going to …
Mr. President, We Want Your Children’s Education, Too
I agree that it was the economy that doomed the donkeys' midterm election results this past November, but something rang true for me in the descriptions of last week's …