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The Key to 2012: Can President Obama Rally His Organizers? (Video)
Ari Berman, contributing writer for The Nation magazine and an Investigative Journalism Fellow at The Nation Institute, came by Brave New Studios to discuss the release of his …
Lessons to Be Learned From Paulo Freire as Education Is Being Taken Over by the Mega Rich
Freire is one of the most important educators of the 20th century and is considered one of the most important theorists of “critical pedagogy.”
Will Congress Let Jobless Benefits Expire Four Weeks Before Christmas?
Washington - Voters clearly want lawmakers to ease the nation's unemployment pain, but a sharply divided Congress is still balking at extending jobless benefits for those out of work …
Revolt Against the Body Scanners
Come Wednesday, the public uproar over the government's ability to virtually strip-search air travelers or feel them up before flying could turn into widespread civil disobedience. This month, a …
News in Brief: North Korea Fires at South Korea, and More
North Korea Fires at South Korea
Ghailani Conviction Sparks Another Debate Over Military Commissions
Terror suspect and former Guantanamo detainee Ahmed Ghailani was convicted on November 17 for conspiring to blow up buildings during the 1998 bombings of the American embassies in Tanzania …
The Shock Doctrine Push to Gut Social Security and Middle Class
Today's Washington Post has punch two of a one-two punch. Punch one was the Simpson/Bowles “plan” to cut Social Security, cut middle-class tax breaks and programs (and dramatically cut …
Millions of Americans Could Lose Unemployment Benefits
According to official statistics, nearly 15 million Americans are unemployed. Between 2 and 4 million of them are expected to exhaust their state unemployment insurance benefits between now and …
When Slogans Attack: US Policy Under Siege
I am a bit shocked that so many people around the world are comparing the United States Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program to China’s currency manipulation. While America’s policy …
New Poll Undercuts GOP Claims of a Midterm Mandate
Washington - A majority of Americans want the Congress to keep the new health care law or actually expand it, despite Republican claims that they have a mandate from …