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Dispatch from Federal Workers’ Protest: Government Shutdown Day 4
On the morning of the fourth day of the U.S. government shutdown, Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and hundreds of union and non-union federal workers came to the Capitol to protest....
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JFK Gave Baby Boomers Responsibility to Protect Our Freedom. They Failed.
The Eternal Flame has burned continuously since Jackie Kennedy lit it in Arlington Cemetery on November 25, 1963 during her husband’s state funeral. Today, fifty years to the day after it was lit,...
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Christmas and the War Machine
“Empower yourself. Defend America … You will be a soldier.” - Marketing slogan for the “America’s Army” video game at the 2002 annual video game convention in Los Angeles
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Safety Elusive for Destitute Families in Kabul
by Kathy Kelly Kabul, Afghanistan–The fire in the Chaman e Babrak camp began in Nadiai’s home shortly after noon. She had rushed her son, who had a severe chest infection, to the hospital. She did not...
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Yemeni Woman: Are We Afraid Drones Might Kill Us?
People wonder if we’re afraid we might die from these drones circling over our heads, but you know what, I am not afraid of death anymore. I’ve become familiar with it. Drones in our skies or...
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What FERC’s Approval of Cove Point LNG Tells Us About the “Rubberstamp” Agency
On September 29, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission put its stamp of approval on the Cove Point LNG project, Dominion Resources’ bid to convert its liquefied natural gas import terminal on the...
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To Those Who Call for Calm in Ferguson
Let me give you a word of the philosophy of reform. The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims, have been born of earnest struggle. The...
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The Crises Are Urgent, So Let’s Slow Down
By Hénia Belalia, Truthout Wise sister and civil rights organizer George Friday, once told me that “There are two paces to organizing for change: the speed with which our systems are collapsing and the...
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How Net Neutrality Activists Won the Fight for the Internet
By John Zangas The “Save the Internet” fight waged against telecoms for Net Neutrality was an epic David vs. Goliath battle. Grassroots Net activists with little funding and handmade signs were pitted...
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Long Battle Fought for Keystone XL Rejection
Environmentalists celebrated a major victory over Big Oil on Friday night at the White House after President Obama officially announced he would not approve the Northern leg of the Keystone XL...
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