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Former Border Patrol Agent Recalls Meeting Cesar Chavez

The Uncounted Costs of Privatizing Government Services

Misrepresentations help Motorola get a $50 million federal grant

Ecuador does not recognize Ukraine’s ‘illegitimate’ govt

Turkish PM claims landslide election win

U.N. Court Orders Japan to Halt Antarctic Whaling

For Soldiers With Gulf War Illness, a Clue to the Mystery in Their Cells

Vets demand action to address suicide spike in their ranks

4.8 earthquake rocks US Yellowstone National Park

The Iraq War's Real Legacy

Domino's Pizza Owners Admit to Widespread Wage Theft

Suffragettes No More - The Long Struggle for Women's Equality

How a 12-Year-Old Homeless Girl Helped More Than 400 Children Find Safer Shelter

Obama and the Saudi Agenda

California anti-gun senator charged with corruption and trafficking firearms

Cesar Chavez: Then, Now, and the Power of the Organized

Same-sex marriage legalized in England and Wales

Ukraine’s IMF Deal Means Greece-Like Depression

Religion and a media icon: Newsweek's unconventional new owners

From Merkel to Tymoshenko: NSA spied on 122 world leaders

Cuomo Strikes $300 Million Pre-K Deal Without Tax Increase

Another earthquake rattles southern California following 5.1 quake

Public Schools for Sale?

General Motors recalls 824,000 vehicles over ignition switch

Petitions with 100,000+ Signatures Call for Snowden's Passport to be Reinstated

The Excuse for Killing Trayvon Martin Has Become the Standard of Democracy

From Robin Hood to MLK, A Call for Economic Justice

Surgeons perform 'world’s first' implant of entire 3D-printed plastic skull dome (VIDEO)

New scrutiny for Albuquerque Police Department after another deadly shooting

Elizabeth Warren Steps Up for Populist Politics

Executions up 15% worldwide in 2013, reports Amnesty Intl

Fukushima cleanup suspended after worker’s death

Connecticut Poised to Become First State with $10.10 Minimum Wage

NYC's DeBlasio's Charter School Capitulation

Barack Obama: The Least Transparent President in History

Turkey bans YouTube after Syria security talk leaked

Bridge-gate shocker: Christie probe clears Christie

Chris Christie's 'Bridgegate' given a $1-million coat of whitewash

Teachers on Strike from the UK to Argentina

Iraq: War's legacy of cancer

The Work of Sex Work

Teachers on Strike from the UK to Argentina

Errol Morris’ New Doc Tackles Unrepentant Iraq War Architect Donald Rumsfeld

$1 Trillion Student Loan Debt Widens US Wealth Gap

U.S. Military Averaging More Than a Mission a Day in Africa

Walmart Creates Poverty

How One Small School Is Resisting 'Corporate War on Public Education'

How ‘Education Reform’ Perpetuates Racial Disparity

Anger, Disbelief as Obama Defends US Invasion of Iraq

Aborted fetuses incinerated to heat UK hospitals

How Google, Apple & The Biggest Tech Companies Colluded to Fix Wages

11 Years After Iraq Invasion, U.S. Urged on Reparations for War’s Enduring Wounds

Social Painting Grows Popular at Bars, Art Studios

The New Billionaire Political Bosses

The Symbolism of One Adjunct Professor's Death

Colorado approves retroactive reversal of marijuana convictions

In Michigan Veterans with PTSD can now use medical marijuana

US leaders reject democracy, once again

The House's NSA Bill Could Allow More Spying Than Ever. You Call This Reform?

Critics Slam NSA Reform Proposals by Obama And Congress

Why Did FBI Monitor Occupy Houston, and Then Hide Sniper Plot Against Protest Leaders?

Exclusive: NSA, FBI, DIA Sued over Refusal to Disclose U.S. Role in Imprisonment of Nelson Mandela

Has Anglo-American Capitalism Run Out of Steam?

Australia Is Again Stealing Its Indigenous Children

Invasion of the Data Snatchers: On the Surveillance of Everything

Migratory Birds Face Danger From Oil Spill Long After Shipping Channel Will Open

Spy Agencies, Not Politicians, Hold the Cards in Washington

Obama Wrong to Isolate Venezuela

15 years on: Looking back at NATO's ‘humanitarian’ bombing of Yugoslavia

Dear White People: Film Tackles Racial Stereotypes on Campus & Being a "Black Face in a White Space"

Train jumps tracks, 32 hurt at Chicago's O'Hare airport

MH370 lost in southern Indian Ocean, says Malaysian PM

Karzai snubs West, backs Russian annexation of Crimea

What's the Difference Between Force Feeding and Waterboarding?

Autopsy determines Texas cop fatally shot student in back

529 Egyptians Sentenced to Death in Killing of a Police Officer

The West Must Take Responsibility For The Disaster We Helped Create In Libya

Ex-commander says UK troops pointlessly massacred Afghans

8 confirmed dead in huge Washington mudslide; others still missing

Israel closes embassies all over the world as diplomats go on indefinite strike

Questions Remain About US Border Patrol's Killing of Teen

Jimmy Carter on NSA: "If I Send an Email, It Will Be Monitored"

Texas Oil spill blocks Houston ship channel, threatens wildlife preserves

Guantánamo: ‘Flouting the Rules of Law and Morality’

NSA targeted Chinese telecoms giant Huawei

CIA and NSA Wrongdoing Requires Independent Investigation, Says Former Church Committee Staff

South Africa to Monsanto: GMO Crops Aren’t Producing More Sustainable Food

Nile River Dam Threatens War Between Egypt and Ethiopia

Alabama lawmakers approve medical marijuana measure

Iraq War Veteran Scott Olsen Reaches $4.5M Settlement in Occupy Oakland Bean Bag Case

Judge strikes down Michigan's ban on same-sex marriage

Idaho Legislature passes bill to set up $400,000 fund to control population of wolves

Alliance of Ranchers and Indigenous Communities Challenges the Keystone XL

Will Banks Keep Escaping Prosecution?

Massachusetts Senate Votes for Childbirth Without Chains

Court reaffirms debit card swipe fee

Illinois State Supreme Court strikes down eavesdropping law

Libya's Descent Into Turmoil Three Years After NATO Intervention

Nicolas Maduro: Ukrainian crisis is response to US and EU anti-Russian policy

Residents Still Not Drinking Tap Water Two Months After West Virginia Spill

GMO labeling effort in Colorado scores win in state Supreme Court

Fred Phelps, Founder of Anti-Gay Westboro Church Dead at 84

US tech giants knew of NSA data collection, agency's top lawyer insists

Waves of Liberal Protest Ripple Across South

Israel "Making Lives Miserable" for Africans, Hoping They 'Self-Deport'

When the US Health Care System Keeps Killing, Who Still Cares Enough to Fight?

Roger Waters: Why I must speak out on Israel

Edward Snowden TED: Here's How We Take Back the Internet

Congress, It’s Time To Clean Up Your Iraq War Mess

Congressional Progressive Caucus Budget Strikes Back Against Austerity

Russia Raises Flags Over Ukraine Naval HQ in Crimea

Henry Giroux | Beyond Neoliberal Miseducation

Why Was Gaddafi Overthrown?

Incarcerating mothers punishes their children

The Secret Lives of Inner-City Black Males

France Bans Patented Monsanto GMO Corn as Sign of Firm Opposition to Modified Seeds

NSA recording ‘100 percent’ of another country’s phone calls

Thailand finally releases radar data 10 days after MH370 lost

Putin condemns western hypocrisy as he confirms annexation of Crimea

Obama's Opaque Presidency

Heiress, arts patron Rachel "Bunny" Mellon dies at 103

Vladimir Putin signs order that Russia recognizes Crimea as sovereign state

How the NSA "Infects" Millions of Computers, Impersonates Facebook Server

John Whitehead: The Regime of Zero Tolerance

The Speculators, Hustlers, and Freeloaders of Wall Street

Mainstream US Media Is Lost in Ukraine

White House Withholds Thousands of Documents from Senate CIA Probe

President Obama says 'US Is Mobilizing to Isolate Russia'

The Rigged Housing Market

As Syria Conflict Enters 4th Year, Deadly Stalemate Favors Assad Regime

The Caribbean People Have a Legitimate Claim for Slavery Reparations

On Democracy and Orchestrated Overthrows in Venezuela and Ukraine

Major sponsors including Guinness Opts Out of St. Patrick's Day Celebrations

Israel’s War on American Universities

The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence

White Man March Coming To NYC To Fight "Anti-White Agenda"

Traffic Stops Used To Seize Millions From Drivers Never Charged With A Crime

Sexual-assault charges dropped against general

About 95% of Crimeans in referendum voted to join Russia

Wall Street Owes Young Americans

Should Baltimore Privatize Its Public Housing?

‘They are fascists!’ German Left leader blasts Merkel’s support of illegitimate Ukraine govt

Suspect in deadly SXSW crash charged with capital murder

BP Green-Lighted to Drill in Gulf Waters 'Still Suffering From Its Damage'

Russia Vetos UN Measure on Crimea Referendum, China Abstains

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razaka says missing passenger plane hijacked

Tennessee must recognize marriages of 3 same-sex couples -judge

McDonald's workers file suits accusing chain of 'stealing' wages

Remote Control Flying Taser: CUPID Drone Delivers 80,000 Volts To Severely Stun Victims

To combat air pollution Paris makes public transport free amid smog crisis

Health Concerns Accumulate With Fracking Boom in Pennsylvania

The CIA Is Out of Control

No Ukraine accord in US-Russia talks

How Finance Gutted Manufacturing

NSA Plans to Infect ‘Millions’ of Computers with Malware

New York City’s Charter School Showdown Reignites National Debate on Privatized Education

3D printing tech used to reconstruct man’s face in groundbreaking surgery

'Better Off' Budget Attacks Status Quo with Bold Progressive Vision

Australia's Draconian Anti-Protest Law Passes Amid Protest

White House withholds thousands of documents from Senate CIA probe, despite vows of help

Web's inventor says Internet under sustained attack from governments and corporations

Students and Faculty Reject Idea of Bush-era War Criminal as Honoree

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Three Years Later: Who is Responsible?

Stunning Double Standard: Diane Feinstein Blasts CIA for Spying on Torture Probe

The Double Life of Dianne Feinstein

Ralph Nader on How Regulators Ignored a GM Safety Defect Tied to 13 Deaths

Public Transportation Trends Expose Ecological, Economic and Social Crossroads

Israel's Orthodox Break with Settler Right

Caribbean states demand reparations for ‘legacy of slavery’