While the U.S., EU and their allies are enabling Rojava—the strongest force against Islamic State— to fall, it is vital for internationalists to continue to support this beacon of democracy and liberation.
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Hugo Chavez Told Me He Won't Sell Oil to the Kochs
The Dark Lords of the Keystone Pipeline left clear clues: environmental horror, political payouts and the odor of sulfur stronger than explained by the stinking hot tar inside it. I smelled Koch.
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The Big House That Wayne LaPierre Built
The NRA spent millions in the 1990s pushing the largest prison construction boom ever—and harsh sentencing to keep them full.
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Occupy the Bookshelf: A Handbook to Defeat the 1%
Gabriel of Urantia's book is a compilation of articles that address the deeper issues surrounding the Occupy movement, with step-by-step strategies for the 99% to create real and lasting change, including discovering true forms of leadership.
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Former Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell Intervened on Behalf of Frackers
A breaking investigation appears to connect the dots between shadowy lobbying efforts by shale gas fracking company Range Resources, and the Obama EPA's decision to shut down a high-profile lawsuit for alleged groundwater contamination.
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Corpocrisy: The Systemic Betrayal of American Workers
Government has contributed significantly to developing today's most modern technologies, and corporations have taken full advantage—meanwhile making never-before-seen profits, evading taxes, cutting jobs and hoarding excess money.
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Yale Suing Former Students Over Delinquent Student Loans
Needy U.S. borrowers are defaulting on almost $1 billion in federal student loans earmarked for the poor, leaving schools such as Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania with little choice except to sue their graduates.
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Why Organized Labor Must Stand Against the Keystone XL Pipeline
Union leaders who support the XL Pipeline are acting against their membership's long-term interests in countering climate change, and putting themselves at odds with popular consciousness and scientific consensus.
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More Than 50 Countries Helped the CIA Outsource Torture
The CIA ran a worldwide program to hold and interrogate suspected members of al-Qaida, with dozens of partner nations helping in ways large and small. But it was never clear just which nations collaborated, and in what ways - until now.
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Restored Payroll Tax Pinches Those Who Earn the Least
While the super wealthy ship their fortunes to Grand Cayman, those on the lower rung suffer higher taxes.
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Keep The Tip: How a Note Left on a Receipt Got an Applebee's Waitress Fired
I make less than $9 an hour on average, before taxes. I was a waitress at Applebee's restaurant in Saint Louis. I was fired Wednesday for posting a picture on Reddit.com of a note a customer left on a bill after he refused to leave a tip.
