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December 31, 2012
India rape victim’s funeral held in New Delhi
December 31, 2012
Hillary Clinton hospitalised with blood clot
December 30, 2012
The Wilmington 10: North Carolina Urged to Pardon Civil Rights Activists Falsely Jailed 40 Years Ago
December 30, 2012
Freeing Political Prisoners a Critical Palestinian Demand
December 30, 2012
Sanity and Mental Health in an age of Mass Murder
December 30, 2012
Payback: Homeowners Move to Foreclose on Banks
December 30, 2012
The FBI vs. Occupy: Secret Docs Reveal "Counterterrorism" Monitoring of OWS from Its Earliest Days
December 28, 2012
The Airport Experience: A Journey in Itself
December 28, 2012
Another NYC "subway push" death
December 27, 2012
Iceland Tackles ‘Invisible’ Trafficking
December 27, 2012
What's Wrong with Baltimore Public Schools?
December 27, 2012
The Other Bradley Manning: Jeremy Hammond Faces Life Term for WikiLeaks and Hacked Stratfor Emails
December 27, 2012
From MLK to Occupy, the FBI Resides on the Wrong Side of History
December 27, 2012
Dr. Gabor Mate on the Stress-Disease Connection, Addiction and the Destruction of American Childhood
December 27, 2012
Bush 41 in 'guarded condition' in ICU
December 27, 2012
Renewable Energy Alliance Stretches From Germany to Central America
December 27, 2012
George H.W. Bush hospitalized in intensive care unit
December 27, 2012
Congress Delays Aid Bill As Sandy Victims Suffer
December 27, 2012
Russia set to ban U.S. adoptions
December 26, 2012
Six Weeks After Reelection, Obama Sells Out Liberal Democrats
December 26, 2012
Record Breaking Deportations in 2012
December 26, 2012
Idle No More: Indigenous-Led Protests Sweep Canada for Native Sovereignty and Environmental Justice
December 26, 2012
Finally, A Few Bankers Face Criminal Prosecutions For Conspiracies
December 26, 2012
Africa Cashes in on Mineral Wealth
December 25, 2012
Gaza's Children Haunted by Nightmare of War
December 25, 2012
Federal Jury Finds City of Chicago Responsible for "Code of Silence" in Chicago Police Department
December 24, 2012
As the ANC Votes to Support BDS, a New Film Compares Life in Palestine to Apartheid South Africa
December 24, 2012
In US Since Age 10, But No Dream Act for Young Activist Who Helps Others
December 24, 2012
Rep. John Lewis, Civil Rights Icon, on the Struggle to Win, and Now Protect, Voting Rights in U.S.
December 24, 2012
"End of the World": Apocalypse or Shopocalypse? Reverend Billy on Consumerism and Climate Change
December 24, 2012
Iran tells citizens to avoid 'high-risk' US travel
December 24, 2012
Canada's 'Idle No More' Movement Spreads Like Wildfire
December 24, 2012
As Chief Spence Starves, Canadians Awaken from Idleness and Remember Their Roots
December 24, 2012
The Final Battle: Due Process
December 24, 2012
Two firefighters shot dead and two wounded in New York state ambush
December 23, 2012
Africa’s Mobile Health Revolution
December 23, 2012
'Sandy Claus' delivers toys to storm-stricken kids
December 23, 2012
In France, Truffle thieves face paramilitary threat
December 22, 2012
India Looks to Diverse Strategy on Disability
December 22, 2012
Leonard Peltier Speaks Out from Prison on Denial of Medical Care, Bid for Clemency
December 22, 2012
Bolivian president predicts era of peace and love instead of apocalypse
December 22, 2012
Sen. John Kerry Chosen for U.S. Secretary of State
December 22, 2012
Obama Administration Snubs Risks, Set to OK 'Frankenfish'
December 22, 2012
Women Prisoners Endure Rampant Sexual Violence; Current Laws Not Sufficient
December 22, 2012
Socialists Sweep Venezuelan State Elections as Chavez Recovers in Cuba
December 22, 2012
Domestic Abuse Survivor Goldie Taylor on Giving Up Her Gun & the Unseen Plague of National Violence
December 22, 2012
NRA Slammed for Push for Guns in Every School
December 21, 2012
Gunman kills three people near Hollidaysburg
December 21, 2012
Obama Will Ride to the Rescue... for Republicans
December 20, 2012
Rep. Raúl Grijalva Rejects Obama "Fiscal Cliff" Plan to Cut More from Social Security than Military
December 20, 2012
Louisiana TV Station Fires Black Meteorologist for Responding to Viewer’s Barb About Her Hair
December 20, 2012
Israeli Army Killing Palestinian Protestors with Impunity say Activists
December 20, 2012
Sen. Bernie Sanders: 'Mr. President, I am Disappointed'
December 20, 2012
Reverend Billy Is the Anti-Claus With Message of No-Click Christmas
December 19, 2012
Thousands Remain Displaced From Sandy Without Heat and Power
December 19, 2012
The Struggle for Abortion Rights in Ireland
December 19, 2012
States Need to Stop Giving Subsidies to Corporations
December 19, 2012
Michael Moore’s Poetic Plea to Obama: "Dear Mr. President, Please Let Leonard Peltier Come Home"
December 19, 2012
Venezuela's Housing Revolution
December 19, 2012
The High Price of Excessive and Stressful Work
December 19, 2012
The School-to-Prison Pipeline Gets Its First-Ever Airing in the Senate
December 19, 2012
Historic European Court Ruling: CIA's Rendition Program Clear Case of 'Torture'
December 19, 2012
Vegetable Waste to Zero Waste in La Pinata, Chile
December 19, 2012
A Former Republican Insider Begs for Sanity
December 17, 2012
Dean Baker: The Biggest Myth in Obama-GOP Spending Showdown is the "Fiscal Cliff" Itself
December 14, 2012
27 reported to be killed by gunman in Conneticut school shooting
December 14, 2012
Pakistan, Afghanistan Moving Ahead on Peace Plan That Cuts US Peace Role
December 13, 2012
Qatari Aid Moves Hamas Away From Iran into "Moderate" Camp
December 13, 2012
Google Chairman Says Android Winning Mobile War With Apple
December 13, 2012
The Trials of Bradley Manning
December 13, 2012
Google on 'Immoral' Tax Evasion: 'It's Called Capitalism'
December 13, 2012
Rice Drops Bid for Secretary of State, Citing Opposition
December 13, 2012
Republican and Democratic "Remedies" Ensure More Crises, but Alternatives That Work Are Taboo
December 11, 2012
Obama Writing "Rules" for Killing People with Drones
December 11, 2012
Obama terror drones: CIA tactics in Pakistan include targeting rescuers and funerals
December 11, 2012
A Sign That Obama Will Repeat Economic Mistakes
December 11, 2012
A 'National Attack': Mich. Passes 'Right-to-Work' Law
December 11, 2012
Michigan GOP Push Through Anti-Union, Elite-Backed "Right-to-Work" Law Before House Majority Shrinks
December 11, 2012
The Corporate "Heist" of the United States Government Began With a Memo in 1971
December 11, 2012
"Lincoln": The Underbelly of the Democratic Process
December 10, 2012
The Honest and Just Path to a Sustainable Medicare
December 10, 2012
The New Border: Undocumented Immigration’s Shifting Frontier
December 10, 2012
Corporate Push for GMO Food Puts Independent Science in Jeopardy
December 10, 2012
Gaza: The Need for the Other Narrative
December 09, 2012
Detroit Autoworker Joins Hunger Strike in Solidarity with Colombian Workers
December 09, 2012
Upping the Ante in Egype: Morsi Readies for Martial Law
December 09, 2012
Hugo Chavez to undergo further cancer surgery
December 09, 2012
Austerity vs. Public Transportation
December 09, 2012
John Lennon: 32 Years Later 'Give Peace a Chance' Still Rings True
December 07, 2012
"Your Governments Have Failed You": Syrian-American Student Munira Sibai Calls For Climate Justice
December 07, 2012
"If Not Now, Then When?": Filipino Negotiator Pleads for Climate Deal After Typhoon Kills 500
December 07, 2012
Noam Chomsky: The Assault on Gaza
December 07, 2012
Older, Eager, and Unemployed: When Even Santa Can’t Get a Job
December 07, 2012
How Petraeus Quietly Stoked the Fires of Sectarian War Without Getting Burned
December 07, 2012
Egypt Faces One of Its Largest Political Crises Since Revolution Began
December 04, 2012
Employees at Billion Dollar Companies Fight for a Living Wage
December 04, 2012
The cruel struggle of a fast food worker's life
December 04, 2012
American Justice: Marijuana Convicts Scarred While BP Execs Untouched
December 04, 2012
Dreams for Obama: From Community Organizer to Robot President
December 04, 2012
Sucking Up to the Military Brass
December 04, 2012
The Abysmal State of Adjunct Teacher Pay
December 04, 2012
As Typhoon Bopha Wreaks Havoc, Philippine Negotiator Urges Wealthy Nations to Address Global Warming
December 04, 2012
Laptop Seizures by US Government Highlight 9/11-Era Climate of Fear
December 04, 2012
EXCLUSIVE: Julian Assange on WikiLeaks, Bradley Manning, Cypherpunks, Surveillance State
December 04, 2012
The People Bail Out the People
December 04, 2012
Unfinished Business: The Unspoken Link Between Dispersants and Sick Children in the Gulf of Mexico
December 04, 2012
Fast Food Workers Demand Living Wages
December 04, 2012
Despite US Refusal to Sign On, Global Landmine Treaty Working
November 29, 2012
Historic Fast Food Strike in NYC Fights CEO's for Living Wages
November 29, 2012
Part 2: Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West Call on Obama to Host a White House Conf. on Ending Poverty
November 29, 2012
Smoke Signals: Martin Lee on Growing U.S. Movement to Legalize Marijuana
November 29, 2012
Fiscal Cliff An Artificial Crisis
November 29, 2012
Hostess Failure Not Union's Fault
November 29, 2012
The Missing Living Wage Agenda
November 26, 2012
Over 100 Workers Killed in Bangladesh Sweatshop Fire
November 25, 2012
The Naked Truth about San Francisco's Nudity Ban
November 25, 2012
Tipping Point on Same-Sex Marriage
November 25, 2012
A Night in Gaza Under the Bombs
November 25, 2012
When It Comes to Gaza, Don’t Let Obama Speak for Black Americans
November 25, 2012
Oliver Stone on the Untold U.S. History from the Atomic Age to Vietnam to Obama’s Drone Wars
November 25, 2012
As Bus Bomb Hits Tel Aviv, Sharif Abdel Kouddous on Egypt’s Mediator Role and Gaza’s Ongoing Torment
November 24, 2012
Occupy Sandy Serves 10,000 Thanksgiving Meals
November 21, 2012
In Gaza, It’s the Occupation, Stupid
November 21, 2012
Israel, Gaza Ceasefire Reached after Week of Israeli Terror
November 20, 2012
Senseless Death of Irish Woman Exposes Grim Reality for Women
November 20, 2012
Anatomy of the Walmart Strike: Walking Out, One Day at a Time
November 20, 2012
The Revolving Door from the Pentagon to the Private Sector
November 20, 2012
From Syria to Gaza: The West’s Humanitarian Double Standards Exposed
November 20, 2012
Walmart Strike: Why the Black Friday Protests Matter to the Future of US Jobs
November 20, 2012
I Lost My Daughters in Gaza Last Time. Surely the Bloodshed Has to End
November 20, 2012
Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams on Gaza: "We Can’t Support Punishing an Entire Population"
November 20, 2012
Beleaguered Europe, Back in the Spotlight
November 19, 2012
BP Will "Kill Again," Former EPA Officials, Attorney Warn
November 19, 2012
An Outgunned Hamas Tries to Tap Islamists’ Growing Clout
November 15, 2012
Glenn Greenwald: Starting with Fiscal Cliff, Obama’s 2nd Term Rests on Organizing, Not Cheerleading
November 15, 2012
'All Options on the Table' as Israel Launches 'Operation Pillar of Cloud'
November 13, 2012
Man who armed Black Panthers was FBI informant, records show
November 13, 2012
When a Celebrated Activist Turns Out To Be an FBI Informant
November 11, 2012
Liberals and Progressives Happy but Not Elated About Obama's Re-Election
November 11, 2012
Next Steps for the Occupy Movement: The Tenderloin Today Project
November 11, 2012
Drums Beating to Privatize Social Security
November 11, 2012
Iran Warns US Against Airspace Violation
November 11, 2012
As US states Legalize Marijuana, Is This the End of the War on Drugs?
November 11, 2012
Grinning 'Kibitan' Teaching Fukushima Children How to Avoid Radiation
November 09, 2012
After Historic Votes Legalizing Marijuana, Colorado & Washington Prepare for Federal Gov’t Showdown
November 09, 2012
Tavis Smiley, Cornel West on the 2012 Election & Why Calling Obama "Progressive" Ignores His Record
November 09, 2012
Public School Teachers Spend Billions of Their Own Funds on Student Needs
November 09, 2012
Sandy Sweeps Away New York City's Only Day Laborer Center
November 09, 2012
Citizens United Rebuked
November 09, 2012
Noam Chomsky: My Visit to Gaza, the World's Largest Open-Air Prison
November 09, 2012
Obama Must Rewrite His Foreign Policy Legacy
November 09, 2012
Venezuela’s Chavez: Obama Should Govern His Own Country and not “Invade” Others
November 09, 2012
Google disrupted in China, once again
November 09, 2012
CIA Director General Petraeus Resigns
November 07, 2012
Massachusetts voters approve ballot measure to legalize medical marijuana
November 07, 2012
Maryland voters approve gay marriage, Maine poised to also
November 07, 2012
Democrats Grab Senate Seats in Massachusetts and Indiana
November 07, 2012
Americans hand Obama a second term, challenges await
November 07, 2012
Justicia: Spain Upholds Gay Marriage Law
November 07, 2012
Elizabeth Warren beats Scott Brown in Massachusetts Senate race
November 06, 2012
In Ohio, African-American Turnout Threatened by Reduced Early Voting and Faulty Ballots
November 05, 2012
Study: Predicted 6ºC Rise by 2100 Should End "Business as Usual"
November 05, 2012
Medical Marijuana: Obama Administration Continues Reefer Madness
November 05, 2012
"We Need Help": Battered by Sandy, Desperate Residents of New York’s Far Rockaways Plead for Aid
November 05, 2012
Gimme Shelter: Government Policies Fail Homeless Mothers and Kids
November 05, 2012
The Great Betrayal – and the Cynicism of Calling it a Grand Bargain
November 05, 2012
'Blackout' imposed as George W. Bush speaks at Cayman Islands investment conference
November 05, 2012
San Francisco: Zero Waste by 2020
November 05, 2012
California's Prop 35: Targeting the Wrong People for the Wrong Reasons
November 05, 2012
The Antidote to Ayn Rand
November 05, 2012
How Hollywood Helps to Obscure the Ugly Truth about American Militarism
November 04, 2012
Outside Election Spending Up 400% Since 2008
November 04, 2012
Haiti Still Reeling From Disaster Upon Disaster
November 02, 2012
"It’s Global Warming, Stupid": As Bloomberg Backs Obama, News Media Ends Silence on Climate Change
November 01, 2012
The Battle Against Big Energy's Rush to Ruin Our Planet
November 01, 2012
Progressives Need to Use Language That Reflects Moral Values
November 01, 2012
Obama's strategy of silence on climate change
November 01, 2012
David Rohde: Superstorm Sandy Has Exposed New York City’s "Hideous Inequality"
November 01, 2012
Without Power and Aid, Low-Income Residents of NYC’s Lower East Side Struggle in Storm’s Aftermath
October 31, 2012
From MI6 Al Qaeda Plot to Kill Gaddafi to Spying on Domestic Dissent: An MI5 Whistle Blowers Story
October 31, 2012
Climate Change, Hurricanes and the Fate of America’s Coastal Cities
October 31, 2012
Jill Stein Arrested 'Connecting the Dots' at Keystone Site
October 31, 2012
Struggle, Loss, Ruin in Sandy's Wake
October 31, 2012
Greg Palast: Easy Ways to Steal an Election
October 31, 2012
Global Warming and Sandy: Heating of the Oceans Fuels Record Storm, Leaving Millions Without Power
October 31, 2012
Bainport Day 50: Workers at Bain-Owned Plant Ask Romney to Save Their Jobs from Going to China
October 31, 2012
Why Chavez Won Again
October 30, 2012
Survival and Dignity in an Afghan Winter
October 30, 2012
The Great Betrayal – and the Cynicism of Calling it a Grand Bargain
October 30, 2012
Support for California GMO Labeling Proposal Drops Following Industry-Funded Ad Blitz
October 30, 2012
Industrial 'Ocean Grabbing' Causes Untold Damage, Food-Insecurity: UN
October 30, 2012
Reflections on Occupy Baltimore
October 29, 2012
US Detention of Imran Khan Part of Trend to Harass Anti-Drone Advocates
October 29, 2012
Refugees March to Berlin Demanding Full Human Rights
October 29, 2012
Bill McKibben on Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change: "If There Was Ever a Wake-up Call, This Is It"
October 29, 2012
10 Filthy-Rich, Tax-Dodging Hypocrites Pushing Disastrous Austerity on America
October 29, 2012
Manufacturing Corporate-Friendly State Legislation
October 29, 2012
Marijuana on the Ballot 2012
October 29, 2012
The Supreme Court and the Death of Progress
October 28, 2012
Gaddafi and 66 Others Murdered After Capture - Human Rights Watch
October 28, 2012
Tens of Thousands Protest Against Austerity in Rome
October 28, 2012
The Happy Hero: An Interview With Paul Buhle About Robin Hood
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