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Occupy the Rose Parade Preparation Complete With Rapping “Billionaire”
Pasadena: Occupy the Rose Parade plans to descend upon the annual showcase of flowered floats and bands with a undetermined number of protesters. Pasadena police officials have said there …
Scott Olsen, U.S. Vet Wounded at Occupy Oakland, on Recovery, Protests, Iraq and Bradley Manning
For our last broadcast of 2011, we turn to someone who became one the faces of the global Occupy movement this year. Scott Olsen, a 24-year-old former U.S. Marine …
The Party Line, Nuclear Style
As we close out 2011, readers of this space will likely not be surprised to hear the following:
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Justice Department to Bring Charges Against BP Over 2010 Oil Spill, and More
TRANSCRIPT: Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
Author Russell Banks on Writing Through the Voices of Outcasts, Criminals and Revolutionaries
We speak with acclaimed novelist Russell Banks, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist known for drawing on his working-class background to write about criminals, outcasts and revolutionaries. "I know that …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Scientists Test Dead Seals in Alaska for Radiation From Fukushima, and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
The War at Home: Militarized Local Police Tap Post-9/11 Grants to Stockpile Combat Gear, Use Drones
A new report by the Center for Investigative Reporting reveals that since 9/11, local law enforcement agencies have used $34 billion in federal grants to acquire military equipment such …
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You Could Even Say It Glows: NRC Votes to Fast-Track a More Dangerous Nuclear Future
To paraphrase the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Merry Effin’ Christmas. In a news dump that came a day early (because who really wants to dump on …
Truthout’s Jason Leopold Speaks to RT About Increase in Veterans’ Suicides (2)
With the thousands of lives lost in Iraq, more US soldiers are dying of suicide then dying in battle. In 2010, 468 US troops committed suicide and an average …
Torture’s Other Victims: US Soldiers (2)
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