30 Nov 2015

New York Times’ Illinois Class Politics Coverage Misses Word ‘Class’

Illinois is being taken over by a plutocratic elite, but somehow The New York Times coverage of the state’s top 1% doesn’t mention ‘class’ a single time.

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30 Nov 2015

The Long War and the Coalition of the Willing

The pressure is on to assemble a large number of ground troops for the US coalition to deploy in Syria and restart large scale Long War in the Middle East.

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30 Nov 2015

Protest Song of the Week: ‘Do You See My Skin Through the Flames?’

A 17 year-old black boy was executed by a white Chicago police officer on October 20 of last year, and for 400 days, the city of Chicago, led by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, fought to suppress the truth of what happened. How those in power worked to cover up what really

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28 Nov 2015

Ban On Tuna Labeled Dolphin-Safe Shows How TPP Will Crush Consumer Rights

The World Trade Organization’s push to ban the US’ labeling of dolphin-safe tuna provides us with a window into America’s dark future with the TPP.

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27 Nov 2015

Black Friday: Walmart Spies On Workers As Fight For 15 Continues

Today is Black Friday and retail giant Walmart is again dealing with a series of protests and worker strikes over the company’s unwillingness to provide its workers a living wage and benefits. This year the protests are paralleled by a week long drive to get Walmart workers food for the

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27 Nov 2015

Conflict Escalates Between Turkey And Russia, NATO In Play

Next Cold War Roundup 11-27-15 M/W/F 10AM Eastern.   Russia – Turkey – Europe – US – NATO Conflict in Syria Escalates and Complicates o Game changer? The meetings and agreements between Russian and American military in which the two coalitions assured each other that they did not intend to

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27 Nov 2015

California Activists Target Nestlé, The ‘Grinch’ That Stole Water

“In 2014 alone an estimated 28 million gallons were … sold under Nestlé’s Arrowhead brand,” noted one environmental group that’s suing the company.

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26 Nov 2015

Despite Efforts, Thousands Of Vets Across The Country Remain Homeless

Some cities are already seeing positive results from recent campaigns to end homelessness among the country’s veterans.

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25 Nov 2015

Koch Brothers Twisting Criminal Justice Reform To Help Corporate Criminals

After publicly supporting criminal justice reform, Koch Industries is now tying their aid to new rules to help corporate criminals avoid prosecution.

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25 Nov 2015

Rahm Is Wrong: Officer Who Killed Laquan McDonald Represents Chicago Police

Before releasing a video of white cop killing black teen Laquan McDonald, Chicago’s Mayor insisted the officer was not representative of the city’s police.

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