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Making Safer Spaces: Occupy Wall Street Addresses Questions of Security at Zuccotti Park
Rumors of a possible eviction of Occupy Wall Street began late in the afternoon last Thursday, right after Mayor Bloomberg alleged that the occupiers at Liberty Plaza – formerly …
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Poland Steps Into Arab Spring
Benghazi, Libya - As the first foreign official to visit Libya after the liberation announcement made by National Transitional Council, Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski tried to kill two …
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Race Barrier May Topple as Voters Pick Mayor
San Francisco - This city with the country’s oldest Chinatown appears likely to elect a Chinese-American mayor for the first time on Tuesday, and for many residents it is …
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The War Against the Poor
We’ve been at war for decades now — not just in Afghanistan or Iraq, but right here at home. Domestically, it’s been a war against the poor, but …
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The Pressure Is On: Thousands Encircle White House, Tell Obama to Reject Keystone Pipeline
Protesters encircled the White House on Sunday to oppose the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Many who turned out are Obama supporters who are holding him to his campaign …
The GOP’s History of “Hostage Taking“
Since the 1960s, the Republican and Democratic parties have diverged in behavior – as well as over issues such as war and social programs – with the Republicans sometimes …
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Debunking the Iran “Terror Plot“
At a press conference on October 11, the Obama administration unveiled a spectacular charge against the government of Iran: The Qods Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had …
Is Obama Toast? Handicapping the 2012 Election
Americans are usually forgiving when they vote a man into the White House and he wants a second term. Of the last eight elected presidents, all but two — …
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Movement Brewing to Divest Money From Big Banks
Jenny Do started a pro bono foreclosure clinic at her law firm in 2009 after she noticed that many of her clients filing workers’ compensation claims were also facing …
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The Way Forward for Occupy Portland
In Portland, Oregon, all the promise and pitfalls of the Occupy Movement are on public display. Portland is second only to New York when it comes to sustained Occupy …