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Red State Road Trip 2: Jump Off The World (Video – Part VI)
Mullinville Kansas, a mere speck on the map, is home to the great M.T. Liggett - Kansas' most celebrated outcast. His metal sculptures stretch for miles into the prairie. …
Complicit Agents of Imperial Crimes
What would you do if you knew that a large contingent of well-armed gang members were planning to assault Los Angeles, inflicting massive death and mayhem on innocent civilians? …
Primary Season Begins With First Returns
Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina announced the results of their primaries Wednesday, heralding the start of a long and difficult road to Congressional seats in November.
Rep. Bob Ney After Prison: “Money Is the Problem” (video)
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Voting for War. Take Your Pick
Staring at the vast military history section in the airport shop, I had a choice: the derring-do of psychopaths or scholarly tomes with their illicit devotion to the cult …
On National Teacher Day, Unions Rail Against School Cuts
Some 300,000 teachers and others might lose their jobs this year as administrators make difficult school cuts. One union launched a campaign on National Teacher Day to highlight the …
EPA Postpones Decision That Would Toughen Coal Ash Rules
Washington - The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed the nation's first federal rules for the disposal of contaminant-laden ash from coal-fired power plants, but delayed a decision for …
Women Punished Twice Over in Colombia’s Prisons
Bogota - “Loss of freedom should not mean loss of fundamental rights,” Diana Sánchez, a lawyer with the Political Prisoners Solidarity Committee (CSPP), told IPS. "But in Colombia prisoners …
Tom Engelhardt | All-Volunteer Wars: Yawn
After a week away, here's my advice: in news terms, you can afford to take a vacation. When I came back last Sunday, New Orleans was bracing for tough …
News in Brief: Three Die in Violent Protests in Athens and More
The BBC is reporting that violent protests in the Greek capital have left at least three people dead. Protesters, angry about tax hikes and government service cuts as a …