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School Killings Put US Culture in Spotlight
The increase in violence on a national scale, especially the recent spate of shootings on school grounds, has many Americans, even the u201cexpertsu201d on mass killings, asking one another; …
Obama’s Illegal Drones Kill Innocents, but at Least He Aint Hitler, Right!?!
Drone attacks in countries that have not declared war on us and pose no threat to us are illegal, immoral, and create more enemies than they kill.
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The Revolution Will Not Be (Russell) Brand-ed
As young organizers and radical thinkers, the question on our lips is: why is Brand getting so much attention?
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Obamacare: The Biggest Insurance Scam in History
Health care is a human right, and it is at the center of the conflict of our times, the battle between the people and corporate interests.
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Republican War on Food Stamps: One Giant Lie
This Friday, the SNAP program will be slashed by $5 billion anyway, thanks to the expiration of the 2009 Recovery Act that increased funding to that program.
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North Carolina, Come On and Rise Up
“Moral Mondays” organizer and North Carolina AFL-CIO President James Andrews discusses the strategy behind escalating protests against the state's extremist Republicans.
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GOP Still Worried About “Those People“
The current Republican obsession with attacking programs that benefit Americans in need, ranging from food stamps to health care reform, isn't about some philosophical commitment to small government; after …
Hymn to the Koch Brothers
Donu2019t be ashamed, my Koch Brothers; the world is full of students whou2019ve begun to lose a grip on their bladders.
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Drone Island in the East River
Here is the real danger: We're making murder in its most recognizable form acceptable.
Pakistan Drone Story Ignored Military Opposition to Strikes
The Pakistani military leadership had turned decisively against the drone war for years and has been strongly pressing in meetings with U.S. officials that Pakistan be given a veto …