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Why Activists in the US and Around the World Should be Learning from Montreal Student Strikers
By Manissa McCleave Maharawal, Zoltán Glück / Waging Nonviolence
The core issues at stake here are the same ones that students and workers around the world are facing right now: austerity and the increasing privatization of education.
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How Memorial Day Glosses Over the Real Horrors of War
By Tom Engelhardt
TomDispatch.com
Bill Moyers: When Will Americans Face the Horrific Truth? We're a Nation of Torturers
By Bill Moyers, Michael Winship
BillMoyers.com
Egyptians Vote Their Hopes and Fears as Historic Free Election Kicks Off
By Jared Malsin
AlterNet
How the US Sold Africa to Multinationals Like Monsanto, Cargill, DuPont, PepsiCo and Others
By Jill Richardson
AlterNet


How the Memory of a Prison Massacre Helped Ignite the Libyan Revolution
By Lindsey Hilsum / The Penguin Press
Why a Growing Movement of Young People Could Ignite a Workers' Revolution
By Michelle Chen / The New Press
The Mindboggling Sum We Actually Spend on National Security
By Chris Hellman, Mattea Kramer / TomDispatch.com
Why Investment is the Answer to the Eurozone Crisis - Not Austerity
By Mariana Mazzucato / The Guardian
Poverty and the Syrian Crisis: Why Violence is Returning to Lebanon
By Zak Brophy / Inter Press Service
China's Pyrrhic Victory Over Dissident Leaves Deep Rooted Corruption Intact
By Kent Ewing / Asia Times

NATO Comes to Chicago, Highlights Violence and Inequality at the Heart of the System
By Gary Younge / Comment Is Free
How the Neocons Are Distorting History to Pave the Way for War with Iran
By Ray McGovern / Consortium News
Presidential Race in Egypt Pits Muslim Brotherhood Dissident Against Secular Statesman
By Cam McGrath / Inter Press Service
Return of the Indignados: Spain's Anti-Austerity Movement Marks A Year of Protest
By Ter Garcia / Waging Nonviolence
The Center Can't Hold: Radical Left and Right Parties Pick Up Votes Across Europe
By Nick Pearce / openDemocracy.net

Why Obama and Romney Will Compete to be Cheerleaders for U.S. Imperial Dominance
By William Astore / TomDispatch.com
Why a House Bill Damages Middle East Peace Prospects and Fuels Israeli Belligerence
By Josh Ruebner / AlterNet
Predator Nation: How Endless Drone War Is Turning the Promise of America into a Promise of Death
By Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch.com
U.N. Strike in Jordan Shows Convergence of Labor and Middle East Politics
By Michelle Chen / In These Times
Empty Stomachs, Clenched Fists: How Palestinians Are Fighting Israel's Unaccountable Prison System
By Anna Lekas Miller / AlterNet
Bin Laden Files Debunk Neocon Hysteria Over Iran
By Gareth Porter / Inter Press Service

Frankenfoods: Why Is the Gates Foundation Helping Monsanto Push Genetically Modified Food?
By Paige Aarhus / Indypendent
Why Obama Should Ally With France's New President on Afghanistan and the Economy
By Robert Naiman / TruthOut.org
America The Possible, Part II
By James Gustave Speth / OrionOnline.org
Why We Fall In Love With Bicycles: 7 Reasons to Get On And Ride
By Christine M. Grant / Sightline Institute
Chicago's Cracking Down on Protests but Nurses Union Still Planning Huge Rally with Tom Morello
By Aaron Krager / AlterNet

Why Paul Krugman Needs to Run a Teach-in for Ignorant New York Times Business Reporters
By William K. Black / New Economic Perspectives
Victory for the Left? Socialist 'Marshmallow' Hollande Wins French Presidency
By Lynn Parramore / AlterNet
How the US Protected ExxonMobil From Becoming Ensnared in Brutal Indonesian Conflict
By Steve Coll / The Penguin Press
The Obama Team Just Doesn't Get It: US Violence and Occupation Spark Terrorism
By Ray McGovern / Consortium News
US-Afghan Pact Won't End War or Hated Night Raids
By Gareth Porter / Inter Press Service
Why I Interrupted Obama's Counterterrorism Adviser: Because the U.S. Keeps Killing Innocents Abroad
By Medea Benjamin / AlterNet
Thousands of Hondurans Occupy 30,000 Acres to Reclaim Life and Land
By Beverly Bell, Lauren Elliott / Other Worlds

Mitt Romney's Dangerous Foreign Policy Team: Nostalgic for Bush, Hellbent on War with Iran
By Alex Kane / AlterNet
We're Number ... 2? Are Americans in Denial About the Country's Decline?
By Dean Baker / Nation of Change
Colombia Trade Deal Finalized Over Protests From Labor, Human Rights Groups
By Michelle Chen / In These Times
Report: DHS' Border Enforcement Strategy Is an Exercise in Futility
By Walter Ewing / Immigration Impact
Are "Sentient Cities" That Track Your Personal Data To Design Your Life For You On the Way?
By Will Doig / Salon
Removing Children from Undocumented Parents Violates Int'l Human Rights Law
By Jim Gonzalez / Huffington Post

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