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‘Occupy the Farm’ evicted in East Bay
A UC Berkeley research field in Albany that had been planted with winter greens by Occupy activists was ploughed under at the order of university authorities.
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Montana voters: corporations are not people
In a landslide victory, Montana voters approved an initiative stating “that corporations are not entitled to constitutional rights because they are not human beings.”
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Obama’s re-election: more historic than 2008?
Obama was re-elected with a shrinking minority of the white vote compared to 2008. This bodes poorly for the GOP's future, and also explains its radicalization.
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Ninth Circuit keeps Montana campaign finance law —for upcoming election
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that it will keep Montana’s campaign contribution limits in place for the duration of the election season, turning down a challenge.
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MS-13 gang makes US ‘criminal organization’ list
Mara Salvatrucha, the Salvadoran street gang that got its start in Los Angeles' Koreatown, has been officially designated by US authorities as an "transnational criminal organization."
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The Republicans are the party of white supremacy: deal with it
Both parties represent global empire and corporate rule. But it is also clear that this election is turning into a referendum on whether the USA should be a white republic.
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Oops, did we say ‘anarchist’? We meant ‘Republican’…
It turns out that the ringleader in the supposed "anarchist" terror conspiracy hatched by privates at Fort Stewart served as a page at the 2008 GOP convention in St. Paul.
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Arizona gov issues order denying benefits to undocumented immigrants
Arizona’s Gov. Jan Brewer issued an executive order that instructs state agencies not to provide driver’s licenses and other public benefits to undocumented immigrants.
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Montana high court approves ballot initiative on corporate personhood
Montana’s Supreme Court approved a ballot initiative to support an amendment to the US Constitution asserting that corporations are not people and money does not qualify as speech.
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Sikh massacre: fascism is not a mental illness
Calling the accused perp in the Oak Creek massacre "insane" misses the point in a fatal way. His atrocity was a political act, and the reply must be political, not therapeutic.
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‘Anarchist literature’ sought in Portland raids
The FBI served search warrants at three homes in Portland. Ore. and issued five grand jury subpoenas in a case apparently related to May Day protests in Seattle.
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Supreme Court partially strikes down Arizona immigration law
The US Supreme Court struck down three provisions of Arizona’s controversial immigration law—but upheld the most controversial provision, requiring police to check the immigration status of anyone arrested.