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Mexico Leans to the Right on Abortion
Juarez, Mexico - A recent ruling by Mexico’s supreme court on right-to-life amendments in two northern states has pro-choice supporters fearful of a dangerous precedent that could fly beneath …
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It’s President Obama Who Needs to “Stop Complaining’" and Get to Work
President Obama’s speech to the Congressional Black Caucus’ annual meeting this past weekend shouldn’t have even been news. As a whole, it was unremarkable. He offered up his now-standard …
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Overcoming Hateful Threats and Arson, Tennessee Mosque Expansion Breaks Ground Without Controversy
As ThinkProgress documented, the congregants of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro in Murfreesboro, Tennessee had been working for more than a year to gain approval for an expansion of …
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On October 6, Let’s Make a National Clamor for Peace
(Image: JR / Truthout; Adapted: Spc. Bryanna Poulin, The U.S. Army) On October 7, 2011, the United States will have been at war for ten years. …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Anti-Immigrant Bill Targets Domestic Violence Victims for Deportation, and More
In today's On the News segment: New bill would require deporting domestic violence victims if they are also undocumented immigrants, the government wants to know if Anonymous could hack …
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Only Conservatives Can End the Death Penalty
Washington - How can we end the death penalty in the United States? Every so often, one capital case receives wide attention and makes a public spectacle …
“American Autumn” Will Depend on People, Not Parties
Dr. Margaret Flowers, a core organizer of the October2011.org Movement. (Photo: Bill Hughes) No sooner did President Obama take office than the first cracks in the wall …
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A Campaign Finance Ruling Turned to Labor’s Advantage
Washington — Labor unions are seizing on last year’s landmark Supreme Court campaign finance ruling to change how they engage in politics, developing ambitious plans to influence nonunion households …
Murder Is Good Politics, Bad Justice
Supporters of Troy Davis react after learning the US Supreme Court declined to reconsider his execution in Jackson, Georgia, September 21, 2011. (Photo: Grant Blankenship / The New York …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The United States May Execute an Innocent Man Today, and More
In Today's on the News segment: Troy Davis is now just hours away from death by lethal injection, Republicans are holding victims of natural disasters for ransom, US …