The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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New Brazil Protests Flare Up in 150 Cities, Meeting Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets
Brazil's Independence Day celebrations turned violent after protesters disrupted a military parade in Rio, and police fired tear gas at the crowd as it shouted anti-government slogans.
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Turning to Community, Indian Women Are Organizing to Fight Sexual Violence
At “local support 101” and other groups springing up in Delhi, mothers meet to discuss the latest news and reports about sexual violence meted out against young women and girls across India.
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Top 10 Unproven Claims for War Against Syria
Here are some key questions which President Obama has yet to answer in the call for congressional approval for war against Syria.
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Walmart Workers Strike in 15 U.S. Cities to Demand Better Pay
Thousands of Walmart employees went on strike Thursday in cities across the United States, demanding better pay and protesting the firing of those who previously demonstrated against the largest U.S. employer, with 1.3 million workers
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Anti-Keystone Stragegy: Build a Movement, Ignore Deniers, Topple Industry
Phil Aroneanu, co-founder of 350.org, believes reaching out to climate deniers is "a waste of our time," as is negotiating with the fossil fuel companies that "speak out of both sides of their mouth."
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Strongman of Egypt: How General Al-Sisi Took the Revolution's Thunder
To millions of Egyptians, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is a hero who saved Egypt from the Muslim Brotherhood and is now battling a war on terror. Could he be the country's next president?
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Building the Commons as an Antidote to the Predatory Market Economy
We've reached a tipping point in awareness of the effects of the current global economy that has erupted in a worldwide revolt as we can see in the Occupy, Arab Spring, Idle No More and Indignado movements.
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Wisconsin's Widening — And Misreported — Police Crackdown on Dissent
Since July 24, the Wisconsin Capitol Police have arrested over 150 people and issued more than 300 citations — all for participating in the two-year tradition of singing at the Capitol known as the Solidarity Sing Along.
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The Time in Between: Waiting After Katrina and Sandy
On the 8th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, families across New York and New Jersey are asking some of the same questions that plagued Gulf Coast residents, namely: When can I go home?
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40,000-Member Longshore Workers Union Quits the AFL-CIO
In a surprise move, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced its disaffiliation from the AFL-CIO just a week before the federation is set to hold its national convention in Los Angeles.
