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The empire and its military spending
"People always have been the foolish victims of deception and self-deception in politics, and they always will be until they…
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Why no universal health care in the United States?
Michael Moore shows in his documentary "Sicko" how universal health care works in Canada, Britain, France and Cuba. In these…
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Judge acquits racist New Orleans cop
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, on Oct.8, 2005, three white police officers and two federal agents viciously beat Robert…
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FEMA’s toxic trailers make Katrina survivors sick
Thousands of victims of Hurricane Katrina were told they were lucky to be placed in 280-square-foot trailers provided by the…
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Venture capitalists with guns: private contractors in Iraq
The number of private contractors in Iraq outnumbers the number of U.S. military troops by at least 20,000. There are…
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First South Dakota execution in 60 years
On the night of July 11, South Dakota executed Elijah Page. He was the first person executed by the state…
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Genarlow Wilson: victim of the racist ‘justice’ system
The case of Genarlow Wilson shines a light on the racism still pervasive in the U.S. "justice" system today. Wilson…
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FARC negotiator unjustly convicted in U.S. court
The U.S. war on the Colombian revolutionary movement took a serious turn on July 9 when a Washington, D.C., federal…
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Army comes up short on recruits
The U.S. Army missed its recruiting goal by more than 1,000 people in June. This is the second straight month…
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Nuclear spill in Tennessee: a state secret
The U.S. government and a private corporation colluded to keep secret a March 2006 toxic spill of enriched uranium. The…
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