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Conservative Think Tank WPC is Ambivalent about I-1125 0

Conservative Think Tank WPC is Ambivalent about I-1125

Washington Policy Center is a conservative think-tank that supported I-1053, opposed I-1098, and has in general promoted business interests over workers, the environment, and the middle class. So I was surprised that their Citizens’...

"Occupy Obama" Could Turn Up Heat on the Democrats 0

"Occupy Obama" Could Turn Up Heat on the Democrats

From Truthout: President Barack Obama is no longer running unchallenged in all the major primary states, thanks to activists in Iowa who are focusing their Occupy Wall Street activism onto the headquarters of the...

US sponsored torture in Afghanistan 0

US sponsored torture in Afghanistan

“Ten years after promising that human rights would be protected in Afghanistan, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has verified “systemic torture” by Afghan security forces trained and funded by the United States.”...

A catchy symbol for the Occupy movement 0

A catchy symbol for the Occupy movement

The Occupy movement should adopt an easily recognizable, catchy symbol — such as a red/white/blue ribbon with “99%”. It can then be displayed everywhere: on trees, hanging from overpasses, etc. Another idea: a tricorne...