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Supreme Court Health Care Arguments to Begin Monday
The United States Supreme Court Building. (Photo: David Baron) Washington - The circus surrounding the Supreme Court health care arguments this week will begin before dawn Monday. Demonstrators will …
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Chris Hedges | Totalitarian Systems Always Begin by Rewriting the Law
Chris Hedges speaks at Occupy DC, January 9, 2012. (Photo: Shrieking Tree) I spent four hours in a third-floor conference room at 86 Chambers St. in Manhattan on …
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Nomi Prins Responds to Greg Smith’s Goldman Resignation
Today, I have received dozens of media requests and hundreds of emails regarding former Goldman Sachs executive, Greg Smith's gutsy, and internationally resonating, public resignation. I applaud Smith's decision …
Codes of Silence and Child Abuse Cover-Ups: The Sick Underbelly of Institutions in the US
Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach accused of child sexual abuse, leaves the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., Dec. 13, 2011. (Photo: Jeff Swensen / …
So, Is Dimock’s Water Really Safe to Drink?
When the Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that tests showed the water is safe to drink in Dimock, Penn., a national hot spot for concerns about fracking, it …
Privatization Threatens Open Government
On July 4, 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) into law, establishing the public's right to access to government information. Surprisingly, Republican Congressman Donald …
The Sarah Palin/Neocon Alliance
“Game Change,” the HBO movie on John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin, faults his Republican campaign for its slipshod vetting of the little-known Alaska governor, but leaves out the back …
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To PBS, With (Tough) Love
A PBS spokesperson told The New York Times that the service “is fully committed to independent films and the diversity of content they provide.” That can quickly be demonstrated …
Fracking: Corruption a Part of Pennsylvania’s Heritage
The history of energy exploration, mining, and delivery is best understood in a range from benevolent exploitation to worker and public oppression. A company comes into an area, leases …
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To Be Black in America
Washington - For every black man in America, from the millionaire in the corner office to the mechanic in the local garage, the Trayvon Martin tragedy is personal. It …