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Obama Says Military Force Is Option to Keep Iran From Getting Nuclear Weapons
Washington — President Barack Obama insisted Sunday he'd call for military action to prevent Iran from securing a nuclear weapon, even as he urged Israel and its supporters to …
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Un-Cheating Justice: Two Years Left to Prosecute Bush
President George Bush at the Oval Office, in Washington, March 25, 2008. (Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times) Elizabeth Holtzman knows something about struggles for justice in …
Super Donors: A Guide to the Top Ten Super PAC Givers
The coming election cycle will likely be the most expensive in history. Thanks to Citizens United and other recent court decisions, individuals, corporations and unions can make unlimited donations …
The Slide Toward War with Iran
Wars are fought because some people decide it is in their interests to fight them. World War I was not started over the Archduke Ferdinand’s assassination, nor was it …
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Republic Windows Workers Consider Employee-Owned Co-Op
UE's Republic Windows and Doors Tour. (Photo: mar is sea Y / Flickr) Three years ago, a worker occupation in Chicago saved a factory and sent up …
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Syrian Forces Overwhelm Stronghold of Rebels in Homs
Beirut - The Syrian Army overwhelmed the main rebel stronghold in the embattled city of Homs on Thursday, setting the stage for its elite soldiers to turn their attention …
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Obama Seeks to End Subsidies for Oil and Gas Companies
(Photo: Pete Souza / White House) Nashua, New Hamshire - With his re-election fate increasingly tied to the price Americans are paying at the gas pump, President …
Bringing the War Home: How Perpetrators from the US to DRC Get Away With Rape
I worked for many years as a reporter in upstate New York, where I covered local news like school board meetings and did features on things like watercolor exhibits …
Beautiful Acts of Resistance
Just moments after performing a dramatic final death scene, Palestinian playwright Abdelfattah Abusrour was back on stage delivering an afterword that was no less intense. Speaking softly, Abusrour told …
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Occupy Wall Street Rallies Monitored by Dow Chemical
Occupy Town Square in Tompkins Square Park, East Village, New York. February 26, 2012. (Photo: David Shankbone) Last night, Wikileaks revealed a massive trove of e-mails from …