May 18, 2012US Congress Endorses 'Indefinite Detention' Policy
The US House of Representatives this morning endorsed the policy of indefinite detention without trial of terrorist suspects, including US citizens seized on American soil, by failing to pass an amendment that would halt the practice.
The final vote to defeat the amendment -- part of the 2012...
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May 18, 2012G8 Protest: Peoples’ Summit Confronts World Leaders at Camp David, Urging Action on Poverty, Hunger
World leaders are convening at the heavily guarded Camp David in Maryland today for the G8 Summit. Leading nonprofits such as Save the Children and Oxfam are urging G8 leaders to live up to a 2009 pledge of $22 billion towards food security in developing nations of which only a quarter has been...
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May 18, 2012Support our view of freedom or we’ll throw your lying, anti-patriotic ass in jail
You hear a lot of talk about patriotism and freedom in an election year. Each side of a political contest claims a monopoly on both buzzwords. But do those who bandy about claims of freedom and patriotism really understand either concept? One would hope they do but based on the way too many use...
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May 18, 2012Anti-war protestors target Obama campaign headquarters
A small group of anti-war demonstrators staged a peaceful “die in” on Thursday at President Barack Obama’s election campaign headquarters in Chicago to demand an end to the war in Afghanistan and unmanned drone aircraft attacks overseas. Despite calling ahead, some of the...
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May 18, 2012How Corporations and Local Governments Use the Poor As Piggy Banks
This story first appeared on the Tom Dispatch website.
Individually the poor are not too tempting to thieves, for obvious reasons. Mug a banker and you might score a wallet containing a month's rent. Mug a janitor and you will be lucky to get away with bus fare to flee the crime scene. But...
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May 18, 2012Remember Stuxnet? Why the US is Still Vulnerable
This story first appeared on the ProPublica website.
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security revealed a rash of cyber attacks on natural gas pipeline companies. Just as with previous cyber attacks on infrastructure, there was no known physical damage. But security experts worry it may...
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Organizing for America
May 18, 2012Weekend of action: Get involved
"I can't think of a better way to spend my Saturday than making sure that everyone gets the chance to participate and be counted in the 2012 election."
—Elan, Florida
Find out why volunteers all over the country are coming together this Saturday and Sunday for a voter registration weekend of...
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May 18, 2012“My place, June 14th”
Sarah Jessica Parker is inviting fellow supporters to spend time with her, President Obama, and the First Lady at her home in New York City:
It's my honor to invite you to take part in an event I'm hosting at my home with the President and First Lady on June 14th.
Just before Election Day in...
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