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Congress Using Iran to Handcuff Obama on Foreign Affairs
The U.S. Congress is using opposition to Iran as an excuse to attack President Obama’s executive authority in an ill-advised piece of legislation. The “Iran Threat …
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Women Win Big in Tunisia Vote
With Tunisia’s ballot boxes closed but not stuffed, the real political winners in the country’s first free election are women. This election — for an assembly that …
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Egypt’s Military Widens Crackdown as Prominent Blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah Remains Imprisoned
Amy Goodman: We go back right now to Egypt. Juan? Juan Gonzalez: Well, the mother of prominent Egyptian political activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah began a …
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This Week in Clean Economy: GOP Seizes on Solyndra as an Election Issue
The Solyndra debacle is proving an irresistible target for Republicans and their allies—especially as the election cycle gets underway. The conservative Americans for Prosperity, a group established …
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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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Is Capitalism Losing the Debate?
A remarkable shift in mass public opinion is occurring right before our eyes. It does not happen often. Normally, only when there is a severe breakdown in public confidence …
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Malawi: No Social Safety Nets for the Poor
Blantyre- In Mbedza village, a remote rural community in southern Malawi, Fedson Feston beams an infant’s awkward smile and swings his tiny arms up towards the face of his …
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Rich People’s Revolutions Are Barely Noticed, but a Poor Revolt Is Hard to Miss (Video)
Joshua Holland, AlterNet & Chris Bowers, Daily Kos & J.A. Myerson, Alternet all join Thom Hartmann. The latest from the front lines of the 99 percent protests here in …
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“The Whole World’s Watching“
The surreal dance that has evolved between Occupy Tulsa and the Tulsa Police Department continued Wednesday night as officers once again took control of downtown Centennial Park, arresting 13 …
Insurers Want Obama to Defy Law So They Can Continue Keeping You in the Dark
If you have no idea what you're paying good money for when you enroll in a health insurance plan, there's a good reason for that: insurers profit from your …