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Election Countdown 2012: Hundreds Take to the Streets in Tampa for the RNC, and More
Police outnumbered demonstrators Monday as hundreds took to Tampau2019s streets to protest the Republican convention.
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We’re Still Arming the King of Bahrain? There Oughta Be a Law!
Don't you think it's wrong for the US government to send US weapons to King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa of Bahrain at a time when his government is attacking …
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After Latest NDAA Challenge Hearing, Thoughts on the Criminalization of Dissent
“The essential thrust of the NDAA is to create a system of justice that violates the separation of powers,” our lawyer Carl J. Mayer told the court.
Q & A With Tom Morello: “I’ve Never Been Afraid of the Truth on My Records …“
In addition to being a vehicle to showcase his musical chops, Morello used his guitar to display social justice messages, such as
Police Brutality in Anaheim Sparks Outrage After Two Latinos Shot Dead and Demonstrators Attacked
Police in the California city of Anaheim are facing allegations of murder and brutality after fatally shooting two Latino men over the weekend and firing rubber bullets at crowds …
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Anger and Political Culture: A Time for Outrage!
Stu00e9phane Hessel (b. 1917), the French diplomat, ambassador, writer, resistance fighter and human rights advocate, wrote a 32-page essay published as a polemic that recalled the values he had …
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To Disagree Is to Be Put on the Enemies List
Howard Zinn: As the economic situation of the universities becomes more precarious and faculties shrink, it becomes easier to get rid of undesirables, whether political dissidents or just troublesome …
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Howard Zinn Would Not Have Been Surprised by Occupy
Mathew Rothschild: And like John Lennon, Howard Zinn wasnu2019t afraid to call himself a dreamer.
Facing Diplomatic Isolation, Syria’s Assad Says He’s Willing to Step Aside
At least 10,000 Syrians have been killed since Assad deployed his army and security services to suppress the anti-government protests.
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Election Countdown 2012: Occupiers Project a Giant 99 Percent Message Over Indepence Hall at the National Gathering in Philadelphia, and More
u201cLast night, occupiers projected a u201c99%u201d We The People message onto Independence Hall, the spot where the U.S. Constitution was drafted hundreds of years ago.u201d