The street is abuzz with talk and its voices are loud and clear. It is important that these voices be heard and their ideas understood because in the final analysis public opinion sets the outer limits on policy. Policy makers know this and that is why you have to sometimes...
Surprising Levels of Acid in our Oceans A new study by scientists at the University of Chicago has found that rising ocean acid levels in the Pacific Ocean are making it more difficult for coral polyps to...
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"WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A day before Google Inc. (GOOG) co-founder Larry Page makes a high-profile appearance in Washington to advocate for access to unused TV airwaves, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said he favors the idea."" "I do think we need...
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This sounds Obamasistible! Pro-Barack rockers, rappers, and singers such as Stevie Wonder, Kanye West, John Legend, Jill Scott, and Sheryl Crow have contributed songs to the album "Yes We Can: Voices of a...
If convicted they can get two years in jail. But, please, don't overreact. We are dealing with a different culture and we need to respect it. That's how they do it in Dubai and I don't think any of us have the moral authority to judge."A British couple on trial for allegedly...
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Calm down Hillary Clinton supporters, which is about half the dem. party after all, she's not going to be your nominee. But the threat of throwing the party into disarray gives her power. She's playing the part of...
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"The clipboard toting, clock-watching, quota-setting productivity expert, peering nosily over your shoulder at work, has been out of fashion in business schools for decades.Now he's back, in electronic form -- in the home office.In a budding trend some employment experts say...
Twitter is quickly becoming the Internet's newswire."In yet another powerful showcase of Twitter’s potential power as a disseminator of information, today several people received the first information via the...
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Story by patspen/photos by mikasi “War is an ugly thing,” said Mike Miles of Luck, Wisconsin, “and many people get displaced as a result. We've displaced ourselves to be part of this effort.” Miles,...
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"Released from Guantánamo on 24 August 2006, German-born Turkish national Murat Kurnaz had been held for four years and eight months without charge or trial, despite little evidence to link him to "terrorist" activities. Both US and German intelligence services secretly...
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"“The results of the general election in Nepal on 10 April 2008, won overwhelmingly by the Maoists - officially the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) - have come as a complete shock. Many people thought the former armed rebels would be a distant third, winning perhaps...
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The UK Home Secretary has announced an expansion of the number of anti-terror police."Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, today announced an extra 300 police officers to fight terrorism and radicalisation within communities. At the weekend Jacqui Smith warned that as many...
"Howard Zinn Presents Progressive American History in "The People Speak" [VIDEO]
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Adam Howard, AlterNet at 12:14 PM on February 18, 2008.
Marisa Tomei, Danny Glover, Josh Brolin and many more join Howard Zinn to celebrate some of America's frequently...
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