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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Occupy Wall Street Movement Continues to Grow, and More
In today's On the News segment: Members from several prominent labor unions are expected to take to the streets in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street demonstrators, International Monetary Fund …
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Reviving Manufacturing: The Wrong Fight for US Labor?
Every social movement faces countless obstacles by those in power. Although brute force is used to stifle movements when they become especially effective, more subtle methods are typically employed. …
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Welcome to the Revolution: Life @ Occupy Wall Street’s Liberty Park
Where’s Hunter S. Thompson when you need him? The beautiful, brilliant madness that is Occupy Wall Street’s Liberty Park is a Hunter-esque paradise. Perhaps he could best make sense …
The Lessons of Law and Order: What Canadians Can Learn From Failed US Crime Policy
An Ontario Provincial Police vehicle. (Photo: NapaneeGal) "I want to be the Premier to bring change these families need and deserve. Change that puts criminals to work. …
CIA: Detainee’s Torture Drawings, Writings, “Should They Exist,” to Remain Top Secret
Anything Abu Zubaydah says or writes or has said or written that has not been officially approved for disclosure by the government is classified.
Van Jones on America’s Uprising: It’s Going to Be an Epic Battle
As the grassroots sit-ins and marches that originated as Occupy Wall Street spread to other cities, Van Jones, lead evangelist for the American Dream movement, took the stage Monday …
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Fox News and Wall Street Banks Hustle to Kill New Whistleblower Protections
A few years go, a media firestorm erupted over the urban “Stop Snitchin” campaign promoted by gangs and a few hip hop icons. Stop Snitchin refers to the effort …
Waste and Fraud Problems? Cut the Investigators and It Will Disappear!
(Image: JR / Truthout) So, you have a 90-year-old federal agency that returns $87 for every dollar invested, recommended $50 billion in savings every year, writes over …
The “Eco-al-Qaeda”? September 11 Ushered in War on “Eco-Terrorism” and Civil Liberties
Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) delivers the Weekly Republican Address. On September 12, 2001, Walden warned Congress that “eco-terrorists” posed a threat “no less heinous than” the attack on 9/11. …
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Belarus: Trading Political Prisoners for Loans
Warsaw, Poland - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is releasing political prisoners in hope of getting loans from the IMF. After the unexpected pardons over recent weeks, only about a …