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ALBA Forum: Latin America and the Continental Integration of the Peoples
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Save Hull House
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Resource of the Month: Resources on Libya
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Water-Threats and Possibilities, a Multimedia Presentation Held Recently
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Rahm's Newest Anti-Protester Ordinances, Proposed Yesterday, Still Reek
ALBA Forum: Latin America and the Continental Integration of the Peoples
Forum on ALBA: Latin America and the Continental Integration of the Peoples The achievements of ALBA... read more
Save Hull House
I just learned... read more
Resource of the Month: Resources on Libya
Is the U.S./NATO attack on Libya an example of a "humanitarian intervention"? Then why did the goal ... read more
Water-Threats and Possibilities, a Multimedia Presentation Held Recently
CAPOW! (Citizens Act to Protect Our Water) presented a Multi-Media Event, "Water – Threats and Possibilities... read more
Rahm's Newest Anti-Protester Ordinances, Proposed Yesterday, Still Reek
After taking a beating in the court of public opinion over the past few weeks for his wildly unpopular... read more
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Corporations Have No Use for Borders - Hedges
Corporations Have No Use for Borders
http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/corporations_have_no_use_for_borders_20120130/
Jan 30, 2012
By Chris Hedges
What happened to Canada? It used to be the country we would flee to if life in the United States became unpalatable. No nuclear weapons. No huge military-industrial complex. Universal health care. Funding for the arts. A good record on the environment.
But that was the old Canada. I was in Montreal on Friday and Saturday and saw the familiar and disturbing tentacles of the security and surveillance state. Canada has withdrawn from the Kyoto...
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Posted on MPJEN by Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space
Why a higher sales tax hurts the poor and prolongs the economic pain
The Washington legislature cut $480 million from the state's budget during the recent special session(1) This is on top of $10.5 billion in cuts over the last three years that have targeted the poorest and most vulnerable, schools, and state employees. We are seeing the frightening reality of urgently needed services being ripped from thousands of people who are destitute, ill and disabled. And there's more to come. Legislators are expected to slash another $1.5 billion in the regular session.
Governor Gregoire hopes to avoid public confrontation over additional cuts by offering a referendum...
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Posted on WAnet by Radical Women, Seattle
Stop the Scam of Military Budget 'Cuts.' We need the real thing!
Stop the Scam of Military Budget "Cuts".
We need the real thing!
You'll see why we say scam by watching this cute animated satire on 'Military Math'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu1X6T5DThk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Lets face it: despite the war-gutted state of our economy, military spending is not decreasing. Nonetheless, House Republicans have sent to President Obama a silly video (http://www.rootsaction.org/news-a-views/355-republican-appeal-to-the-president) opposing military cuts and have introduced legislation to slash 10% of non-military government jobs...
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Posted on PAActionNetwork by Brandywine Peace Community
How Swedes and Norwegians broke the power of the 1 percent
by George Lakey, January 25, 2012
While many of us are working to ensure that the Occupy movement will have a lasting impact, it's worthwhile to consider other countries where masses of people succeeded in nonviolently bringing about a high degree of democracy and economic justice. Sweden and Norway, for example, both experienced a major power shift in the 1930s after prolonged nonviolent struggle. They "fired" the top 1 percent of people who set the direction for society and created the basis for something different.
Both countries had a history of horrendous poverty. When the...
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Posted on MAPM by First Unitarian Society of Mpls Social Action Committee
M-PAC warns against LD 1707: More prison beds...Negative Consequences
M-PAC warns against LD 1707: More prison beds for so-called gang members would bring excessive costs, negative consequences
ELLSWORTH – Jim Bergin, co-coordinator of Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition (M-PAC) said today that advocates are deeply concerned about the severity of sending someone to prison for up to forty years (a Class A crime) if convicted of asking a peer to join a "criminal street gang."
Despite volumes of research data showing that "enhanced sentencing;" upgrading classifications for crimes; adding new crimes; and mandatory sentencing for judges does...
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Posted on MPJEN by Maine Prison Advocacy Coalition (M-PAC)
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