| Will Progressives and Libertarians Abandon Major Parties? | more |
Matt Welch and Megan Carpentier: Many progressives giving up on Obama; Libertarians can't stomach Romney
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| Real Jobs Plan Must Force Banks to Lend | more |
Bob Pollin: Obama SOTU speech frames some issues well, but does not deal with mountains of cash held by banks
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| The US/Saudi Agenda and the Syrian Rebellion | more |
Hamid Dabashi: Saudi's and US attempt to control outcome of Syrian revolt
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| This House has no confidence in Bahrain's promise to reform | more |
Doha Debates takes on Bahraini government's claims of reform
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| Australia Day -Colonial Occupation Mate | more |
It's a day of high jinx, high revelry and high people in Australia; a day when a large and vocal majority come together to "celebrate what's great" about this country.
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| Thousands of Egyptians Call for End to Military Rule | more |
Jihan Hafiz reports that on Jan 25th Anniversary of the revolution thousands of people across Egypt demand justice for the martyrs
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| National Actions Target Private Prison Investors | more |
Demonstrators call upon Wells Fargo and others to divest from for-profit prison corporations like the Geo Group
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| Israel to become biggest jailer of refugees | more |
Knesset approves plan to jail asylum seekers for longest period of
western world in biggest prison
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| Families of Soldiers Call for Investigation into Deaths After Military Hazing | more |
Hearings will take place in Afghanistan, though advocates and the soldier’s family want them to take place within the US
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| President Obama Delivers State of the Union Address | more |
President Obama delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.
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| On Obama SOTU: Obama More in Command, but Ignored Poverty | more |
Dayvon Love: Obama more assertive but did not take up issue of urban poverty
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| On Obama's SOTU:GM is a Terrible Model for US Manufacturing | more |
Frank Hammer: GM was rebuilt by lowering wages and banning the right to strike
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| On Obama SOTU: New Financial Fraud
Commision Could Actually Slow Down
Investigations | more |
Tom Ferguson: Financial Fraud Commission
could be used to slow down investigations
taking place at the State level
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| On Obama SOTU: Obama Placed Manufacturing at the Center | more |
Heather Boushey: Obama pointed to the success of GM and put rebuilding US manufacturing as the highest priority
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| On Obama SOTU: An Indpendent Movement Must Push Obama Towards a Real Jobs Program | more |
Roger Hickey: Speech took up issue of income inequality but jobs program proposed far from enough
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| On Obama SOTU: Obama Wages "Class War" | more |
Rory Cooper of the Heritage Foundation: Obama rallies the 99% against the 1%
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| On Obama SOTU: Obama Pledges to Maintain the Empire | more |
Glen Ford: Obama defends Iraq war saying it made the US safer and more respected
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| One Year After Egyptian Revolution, Military Dictatorship Lives On | more |
Egyptian activists organize in preparation for Revolution anniversary
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| Occupy Movements Rally at Courts Across the Country | more |
Demonstrations held around 2-year anniversary of “Citizens United†Supreme Court decision
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| 1 million Wisconsinites petition to recall Gov. Walker | more |
Wisconsin Recall Campaign shows mass opposition to Walker's policies
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| TRNN TOWN HALL: Does Baltimore Need $100 Million Youth Prison? | more |
Will a new youth prison make Baltimore safer and is it the best way to treat "young offenders"?
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| Spain's "Indignados" and the Globalization of Dissent | more |
The Occupy Movement has taken much of its inspiration from Spain's "Outraged" Movement: what lessons does Spain have for Occupy now?
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| Former IAEA Inspector Calls for Transparency on All Sides | more |
Robert Kelley: The IAEA should allow peer review of its data, Iran should resolve outstanding questions
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| Verizon Workers Continue Fight for Decent Contract | more |
Workers at Verizon hold rallies seeking public support in fight for job security and union rights
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| Eurocrisis is a Global Crisis | more |
Leo Panitch: People need to build their own political organizations that push for public banking and serious capital controls
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| Chile Rising | more |
Al Jazeera's Fault Lines follows Chile's student protest movement and examines the underlying issues driving the anger
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| Bio-fuels, Speculation, Land Grabs = Food Crisis | more |
New report calls for sweeping agricultural reform
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| Occupy Movement Targets Congress | more |
National call for action on Capitol Hill draws occupiers from across U.S.
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| A Shoe Heard 'Round the World and Lies in a Good Cause (three years since the "shoeing" of Bush) | more |
Paul Jay: Mark Twain​ ridiculed the warmongers of his day, "There have been lies; yes, but they were told in a good cause".
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| Occupy Oakland Closes Ports | more |
Protesters close ports of Oakland and Portland in actions along California coast
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