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Anti-War Demonstrations in San Francisco Add to Growing National Protest Against Syria War
The Bay Area protests joined other demonstrations Monday in a unified call against war that resonated across the country, from New York and DC to Seattle and LA, as Americans took to the streets to support peace and diplomacy.
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40 Years After the Coup, Chile's Dark Past Still Haunts
"¿Dónde están los desaparecidos?” (Where are the disappeared?) was a phrase written across the walls of Chile's capital in the lead-up to the 40th anniversary of President Salvador Allende’s death.
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The Political Calculations Behind Growing Inequality
The current issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives features four political scientists trying to answer the question: why hasn't democracy slowed rising inequality?
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On Trial in Honduras: 3 Indigenous Leaders Defending Their Land Against Rio Blanco Dam
For five months, community members have been blockading a company from building a dam on their sacred lands and waters. Now, three of them face charges as part of a government and industry strategy to break the indigenous resistance.
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Kauai Rising: Support Grows to Rid Hawaii of GMOs and Pesticides
"We the People of Kauai watch our State Senate President appoint a Monsanto lobbyist to a key position overseeing water rights, and our Governor assure chemical companies: "You don't have to lobby me, you already have my full support!"
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In Swing Vote on Syria, A Dozen Liberal Senators Are the Decisive Block
Some Democratic senators who’ve cultivated progressive reputations nationwide haven’t hesitated to dive into Obama’s war tank. Will others do the same?
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At AFL-CIO Convention, Leaders Ask: What Direction for Labor?
Indicating a dramatic fault-line in Labor just days before the convention, International Longshore and Warehouse Union President Robert McEllrath sent a letter to Richard Trumka announcing the union's disaffiliation from the AFL-CIO.
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Thank You, Anarchy: Notes from the Occupy Apocalypse
Part pamphlet, part meditation, and part dispatch from the vortex of a fiery volcano, Nathan Schneider's book hits the ground running and doesn’t end until Occupy itself comes to an end. But maybe it hasn’t ended.
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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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Taibbi: 16 Major Finance Institutions Allegedly Received Early Data From Thomson Reuters
A whistleblower complaint has been filed to the SEC identifying some of the world's biggest banks and hedge funds as alleged early recipients of key economic data from the news/business wire.
