Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
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Revealed: Pentagon's Link to Iraqi Torture Centers
General David Petraeus and 'dirty wars' veteran James Steele are behind commando units implicated in detainee abuse.
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Facing the Threat of the Trans-Pacific Treaty
The 16th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations is underway in Singapore this week, paving the way for a super-sized trade deal that benefits corporations, not people.
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Two Years On, Will the Lessons of Fukushima Go Unheeded?
Seventy percent of Japan's population wants a nuclear-free future but the government is ignoring their demands, even as experts give cleanup operations at Fukushima a centuries-long timetable.
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Anonymous Hacker to Spend Year in Jail Without Trial
The federal trial against alleged computer hacker Barrett Brown, 31, has been delayed by six months, meaning he'll wait in prison one full year before being tried.
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Sequester the Billionaires, Not the People
Where is the Occupy movement now that the depravity of the super rich is on full display?
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Europe's Lost Generation Finds a Voice in the Five Star Movement
M5S emerged as the strongest party in Italy's lower house of parliament, as a new citizens' movement expresses the mounting rage and anxiety spreading throughout crisis-stricken southern Europe.
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Activists Occupy Women's Library in London
Activists from feminist groups occupied London’s historic Women’s Library on Friday in a daring bid to save it from closure.
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"We Are The 99%!" Occupy Wall Street and the Importance of Political Slogans
The imprecise nature of political slogans is a virtue. The issue is not the literal meaning of the “1%” - but power, which resides in the households of the 1%.
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ACLU Launches Nationwide Police Militarization Investigation
The ACLU has launched a nationwide campaign to assess police militarization in the United States.
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Revealed: ALEC Is Behind State-by-State Push to Lower Minimum Wage
Politicians backed by the ultra-conservative American Legislative Exchange Council have introduced 67 laws in 25 states to reduce minimum wage levels, a new survey revealed.
