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Obama's "Cool" with gay marriage | 10th May 2012
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After North Carolina's passed the discriminatory Amendment (The one which bans gay marriage and curbs civil unions) President Obama announces his support of same-sex marriage...
Student forced to drink own urine sues for 20 million | 3rd May 2012
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Daniel Chong, 23, was mistakenly left in a cell after being arrested. "They never came back, ignored all my cries and I still don't know what happened," he said.
Who gets the scoop? Hard-nosed war reporters or aid workers? | 26th Mar 2012
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Charities fly photojournalists to Syria in search of images supporting human rights campaigns.
Ten things to hate about the Oscars | 27th Feb 2012
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The Oscars are about rich people hanging out and luxuriating together. Which is inherently gross, particularly now...
Julian Assange stars in Simpson's 500th episoide | 21st Feb 2012
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Does Assange’s appearance signal the most dramatic political statement the Simpsons has ever made?
Campus Conservatives and Progressives Unite to Raise Awareness About Student Debt Crisis
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In conjunction with the College of Wooster Student Government, campus Libertarians and Socialists have united to raise awareness about the student debt crisis. This Tuesday, March 5th, Aaron Calafato will perform his one-man play, “For Profit” at the College of Wooster. This will be immediately followed by a panel discussion regarding the for-profit college industry and the student debt crisis. This event is FREE for all to attend and will be live-streamed at StudentDebtCrisis.org/ForProfit, giving the rest of the world a glimpse of the exploitation of the American college student.
If Republican Romney wins is war in Iran more likely? | 6th Feb 2012
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Should republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney eject Obama from the White House US Middle East policy could be as hawkish as Bush junior
Ten things on Americans Christmas list | 24th Dec 2011
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Dear Barrack, I'll pass on the ipad I want a job and an affordable home...
US student's crippling debt | 4th Dec 2011
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Could what happened to US student Natalia be coming to the UK? "Defaulting would not only mean a ruined credit history, it would mean that my debt would double, triple, quadruple, etc…I would be a slave forever."
Chomsky on the occupation protests
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Educate first then strike says alternative media icon, philosopher and linguist Noam Chomsky
Wall Street Occupation 2011 | 15 Nov 2011
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"The determination and the fury of many thousands of New Yorkers who see a country overwhelmed by political and economic corruption is fierce", says Dan Hazen, executive editor of Alter-net
1 in 5 American kids go hungry | 11th Oct 2011
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Yes the U.S. is rich, but it's staggering to think that one in five children will face hunger in North America this year.
BBC fooled by culture jackers | 5th October 2011
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Jude Finisterra impersonates Dow Chemical spokesman on the BBC and promises compensation for the thousands of victims of the 1980's Bhopal disaster.
America's trillion-dollar underground economy
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The unemployment figures in the US and the UK for than matter, are never as bad as the official statistics suggest.
Orwell and Zinn on Patriotism | 5th July 2011
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The abiding purpose of every nationalist is to secure more power and more prestige, not for himself but for the nation... George Orwell
Does the newsworld brainwash people? | 4th July 2011
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Alternative journalists have unearthed 14 propaganda ploys used by Fox "News" to Brainwash Americans. They also found that readers are becoming far more savy at spotting phoney news
DIY Detroit
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How the Alternative Press shaped the art of a city left for dead.
Michele Bachmann said what!?
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Read US presidential candidate Michele Bachmann's more outlandish remarks
Italy joins Germany in scrapping nuclear power
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Berlusconi was planning to get 25 percent of Italy's energy from nuclear power by 2020, but Italian voters have said NO. Like the UK, Italy imports energy from France who rely heavily on nuclear power.
Three things that will change your life | 5th June 2011
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Three crucial world events are changing the way we live

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