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Occupy Everywhere: Michael Moore, Naomi Klein on Next Steps for the Movement Against Corporate Power (2)
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Teaching Children War
Last week, just before Veterans Day, my seven-year-old son, a second grader at a public school on Kauai, brought home an issue of Scholastic News. The cover …
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OWS: To Change the Country, We Just Might Have to Change Ourselves
The emergence of what we know as Occupy Wall Street, or the 99 Percent Movement, has taken nearly everyone by surprise, producing a transformation of public consciousness. There is …
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Thousands Protest in Chicago as Emanuel’s “Devastating” Budget Is Approved
(Photos: The Chicago Workers' Media Project) Thousands of protesters in Chicago blocked downtown traffic Thursday as part of the National Day of Action and to protest the …
How Wealthy Companies Like Verizon Avoid Taxes
(Photo: BenSeese / Flickr) Verizon needs to open a call center, which means a few new low-paying jobs. They get local governments bidding against each other, offering …
Occupy Homes: New Coalition Links Homeowners, Activists in Direct Action to Halt Foreclosures (2)
A loose-knit coalition of activists known as “Occupy Homes” is working to stave off pending evictions by occupying homes at risk of foreclosure when tenants enlist its support. The …
“Corporations Are Not People”: Activists Push Amendment to Revoke “Corporate Personhood” (2)
After an Election Day that saw a number of wins for progressive causes nationwide, activists opposed to “corporate personhood” — the notion that corporations have equal rights to individuals …
Why Is Africa Falling Apart?
In 1769, J. H. Bernardin de Saint Pierre, a French royal officer, said he was not so sure that coffee and sugar were "really essential to the comfort of …
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Wanted: A Revolution for Girls
Khairpur, Pakistan - Sixteen-year-old Noor Bano believes nothing short of a revolution will convince the men in Malangabad – her remote village in the Khairpur district of the Sindh …
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New Dynamics Will Roil GOP Debate in Michigan
Rochester, Michigan - Republican presidential candidates will debate Wednesday night for the first time since Herman Cain became controversial, Rick Perry unveiled his optional flat-tax plan and Mitt Romney …