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BOOKS: Insisting on Their Humanity: ‘The Plight of the Palestinians’ (Ramzy Baroud)
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Dec. 16, 2010 -- When a copy of William A. Cook’s latest book, The Plight of the Palestinians arrived in my mailbox, I initially felt a little worried. The volume, ...
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Hacktivism for Cyber Democracy (Joel S. Hirschhorn)
Joel S. Hirschhorn -- World News Trust Dec. 15, 2010 -- Because of the attacks on WikiLeaks and its founder there has been considerable media attention to the hacktivism practiced by supporters of ...
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Barack Obama -- Then And Now (Dale Tavris)
Dale Tavris -- World News Trust Dec. 17, 2010 -- Though Barack Obama was far from my favorite Democratic Presidential candidate in 2008, and I did criticize him frequently during the primaries, ...
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Global systemic crisis: Second half of 2011 -- European context and US catalyst -- Explosion of the Western public debt bubble (LEAP/E2020)
Public announcement GEAB N°50 Dec. 16, 2010 (LEAP/E2020) -- The second half of 2011 will mark the point in time when all the world’s financial operators will finally understand that the West will ...
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Georgia Prison Strike: A Hidden Labor Force Resists (Michelle Chen)
Dec. 17, 2010 (In These Times) -- Last week a diverse group of nonviolent protesters across Georgia stood up for their rights, calling for decent wages, better social services and respect for their ...
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Julian Assange: WikiLeaks Faces 'Very Aggressive' investigation by US (Peter Walker)
Organisation's founder says he is reliant on public opinion to rein in 'superpower that does not appear to be following rule of law' Dec. 17, 2010 (The Guardian/UK) -- WikiLeaks faces a "very ...
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The Inhumane Conditions of Bradley Manning's Detention (Glenn Greenwald)
Dec. 15, 2010 (Salon) -- Bradley Manning, the 22-year-old U.S. Army Private accused of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, has never been convicted of that crime, nor of any other crime. ...
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Majority of One (Ralph Nader)
Dec. 14, 2010 (Common Dreams) -- On Friday, December 10, 2010, Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent Socialist, of Vermont, came of age. At last. With just about the best progressive voting record, ...
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Why America’s Two Economies Continue to Drift Apart, and What Washington Isn’t Doing About It (Robert Reich)
Dec. 14, 2010 (Robert Reich's Blog) -- America’s two economies are getting wider apart. The Big Money economy is booming. According to a new Commerce Department report, third-quarter profits of ...
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Pilger: Wikileaks is Necessary 'Revolution in Journalism' (Mike Collett-White)
WikiLeaks, Web to Revolutionize Reporting, says Journalist and Filmmaker John Pilger Dec. 14, 2010 -- LONDON (Reuters) -- Revelations on the WikiLeaks website which have enraged governments around ...
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...And Justice For Few (William Fisher)
Dec. 14, 2010 -- NEW YORK (Inter Press Service) -- Poor defendants on death row, immigrants in unfair deportation proceedings, torture victims, domestic violence survivors and victims of racial ...
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