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From Seattle to Detroit: Ten Lessons for Movement Building on the Tenth Anniversary of the WTO Shutdown
For five days in 1999, 80,000 people from Seattle and from all over the country stopped the World Trade Organization from meeting. Despite extreme police and state violence, students, …
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US Vies for Turkey Missile-Defense Contract
Istanbul, Turkey - American, Russian and Chinese companies vying to sell Turkey high-altitude anti-missile air defense systems will have to submit their best offers by Tuesday if they want …
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Jonathan Alter | Enter the Foxulists: The Faux Populism of Palin, Dobbs, and Beck
With unemployment surging and the public mood souring, populism is in the air.
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Eugene Robinson | The Copenhagen Conundrum
Washington - Climate-change skeptics are barking up the wrong smokestack. The shell game being played isn't with the science, it's with the solutions — specifically, the carbon emissions targets …
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No Bailouts for Youth: Broken Promises and Dashed Hopes
By almost any political, economic and ethical measure, Barack Obama's election victory in 2008 inherited a set of problems produced by one of the darkest periods in American history.[1] …
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Treasury Still Vague on Penalties for Loan Modification Laggards
The administration’s big mortgage modification program features $50 billion worth of carrots – but the stick part has been largely absent. Today, the Treasury Department announced it is increasing …
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Iran’s Ten New Nuclear Plants? Not Likely, Say Experts
Experts say Iran's plans to build 10 new nuclear plants is not within its capabilities for years, but Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said they would manufacture …
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The First Gay Marriage in Latin America
Tomorrow, December 1, Álex Freyre, 39 years old, and José MarÃa di Bello, 41, have an appointment at the civil registry office in Buenos Aires. They are to become …
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Mark Weisbrot: Honduran Elections Marred by Police Violence, Censorship, International Non-Recognition
Elections conducted in a climate of fear, human rights violations, and international non-recognition won't resolve the political crisis in Honduras, said Mark Weisbrot, Co-Director of the Center for Economic …
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Wall Street’s a Casino, So Maybe State Gambling Laws Apply
Washington - Sen. Maria Cantwell wants to use state gambling laws to regulate parts of Wall Street, saying someone needs to police financial markets where “casino capitalism” involving highly …