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Detroit police accused of ‘kidnapping’ homeless people, leaving them outside city limits
Following a year-long investigation, the ACLU has filed a complaint demanding that Detroit Police halt what it calls the “disturbing practice” of literally driving away
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Chicago’s Fast Food Workers: “We Can’t Survive on $8.25”
BY DAVID MOBERG On a normal day, Sonia Acuña, a petite 41-year old mother of four, puts on her bright red McDonald’s cap and reports to
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Gitmo is Killing Me
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba ONE man here weighs just 77 pounds. Another, 98. Last thing I knew, I weighed 132, but that was a month ago.
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Why North Korea Needs Nuclear Weapons
By Stephen Gowans Is North Korea’s recent nuclear test, its third, to be welcomed, lamented or condemned? It depends on your perspective. If you believe
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Obama Signs 2013 NDAA, Blocking Closure of Gitmo
Obama initially threatened a veto, but instead signed it into law with a vague proviso by John Glaser President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law the
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We Went to a Men’s Rights Lecture in Toronto and We Discovered that They’re a Bunch of Losers
By Brad Casey In November of last year the University of Toronto hosted a lecture by Dr. Warren Farrell, a divisive figure who has been
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Of Flags & Butter: An Analysis of American White Supremacy Through Symbols
American racism and white supremacy is not limited to the physical realm, but is also a mental phenomenon – it is possible for the mind
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US to give $123 million military aid package to Syrian rebels
As Syria’s opposition forces and their main international allies meet in Istanbul, the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, has announced that the US will
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Israel injects Palestinian prisoners with dangerous viruses
The Israeli regime injects Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails with “dangerous viruses” before releasing them, a report says. “A Palestinian released from Israeli jails, Rania
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Terrorism and Privilege: Understanding the Power of Whiteness
by Tim Wise As the nation weeps for the victims of the horrific bombing in Boston yesterday, one searches for lessons amid the carnage, and
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