Companies paying bosses vast bonuses while getting state assistance offended peoples' values, says President Obama. Timmy Geithner the Treasurer says, seven companies must slash the basic salaries of their 25...
Canada wouldn't be Canada without its parliament. And the world would be better with one. What if we abolished Canada's Federal Parliament? After all, does it not duplicate the legislatures already found in every province? Without a...
In Iran, citizens used Twitter to protest its regime and received support from the U.S. Now, in the U.S., a man has been arrested for using the popular social media tool during a political protest."When the...
The Swiss are finding themselves on the outside looking in now that they have agreed to be more transparant and worked out a tax agreement with the US and they are not happy. "G20 "not legitimate," say Swiss...
We are drowning. And not just in credit card bills and tuition payments. We are drowning in false choices. We are told that we must choose between making money and making a difference, that it is not possible to...
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Although at Friday's G20 Summit President Obama warned that a non-compliant Iran would be faced with "sanctions that bite", Iranian leader Ahmadinejad remains defiant even in the face of an Obama backed up by...
During the 9/12 protests earlier this month, there were numerous claims by right wing teabagger protesters that the U.S. government was restricting their freedom, even though there were no actual documented events...
Amidst the sensationalistic protest at Pittsburgh, the real story is that the G8 has turned into the G20, as far as coordinating global financial issues. The G8 meeting planned in Ontario June 2010, will now be...
After a Iranian disclosure about a 2nd illegal nuclear enrichment facility in Iran, this morning, the leaders of United States, United Kingdom and France made a severe statement on Iran's nuclear secret...
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Associated Press says Pittsburgh police are bracing for Friday clashes. After yesterday's clashes with police in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh, a group of anarchists have vowed to come back this morning...
Riot police fired tear gas at the protesters at G20 Summit in Pittsburgh. Up to 1,000 demonstrators and reporters were greeted with tear gas for participating in unsanctioned protest. They have been ordered to stop...
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*UPDATE: Pittsburgh: Local cops use tear gas to disperse hundreds of unsanctioned G20 protesters. An unsanctioned march in Pittsburgh, PA at the G20 summit is being ordered to stop by area...
In Pittsburgh, activists are geared up for their protests of G20 leaders meeting today. If anyone has lived in Pittsburgh for many years, as I did throughout the 1980s, the irrationality of...
According to press reports, protesters and authorities are preparing for a potential showdown in Pittsburgh. "PITTSBURGH, United States (AFP) – Activists promised an angry welcome for leaders of the G20...
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