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Remembering Chris Drew: Chicago Free Speech Artist and Civil Rights Activist
This past Monday, the City of Chicago lost one of its greatest free speech activist, Chris Drew, who passed away on May 7, 2012. And though Drew finally lost his …
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Every Grain of Sand: Hydraulically Fracturing Our Humanity
{Editor’s note: Environment and Human Rights Advisory recently released a report on the human rights implications of hydraulic fracturing. The report’s author Tom Kerns, Executive Director of EHRA, and Tina Lynn Evans, who …
Private F—-ing Citizen Filpo of the First Civilian Division
When Marines get to boot camp, Private First Class Filpo told me, one of the cadences they learn celebrates Marine Corps legends: "It" - the Marine Corps - "was …
What Americans can Learn from Eurocrisis
Guest: Michael Hudson is a Wall Street Financial Analyst, Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and author of Super-Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of …
Economic Democracy, Not Austerity or Keynesian “Growth“
Protesters demonstrate against austerity cuts in London on March 26, 2011. (Photo: lewishamdreamer) Recent defeats of Dutch, Greek and French governing parties show rising opposition to their austerity policies. …
“We Need to Make a Ruckus”: Robert Reich Hails Occupy for Exposing Concentration of Wealth and Power
In his new book, "Beyond Outrage," former Labor Secretary Robert Reich opens with a dedication to the Occupy Wall Street movement. He writes: "To the Occupiers, and all others …
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Republicans in Senate Block Bill on Student Loan Rates
Washington - Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked consideration of a Democratic bill to prevent the doubling of some student loan interest rates, leaving the legislation in limbo less than …
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Long-Time Senator Lugar Loses Primary Challenge in Indiana
Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Indiana) speaks during his primary night party in Indianapolis, May 8, 2012. (Photo: Peter W. Stevenson / The New York Times)Indianapolis - Richard G. Lugar, one …
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Most Workers Shut Out of Wage Gains in Past 40 Years
Brian Beutler reports in Talking Points Memo that the liberal Economic Policy Institute is coming out soon with a new edition of their annual report, ‘The State of Working America.” A graph …
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Occupy’s Lockout: Sotheby’s Struggle Enters Tenth Month
Sotheby’s New York auction house made international headlines last week, selling Edvard Much's painting “The Scream” for a record $119.9 million. But few stories mentioned what was happening outside …