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Stopping the Rush to War against Iran

Written by Sheldon Richman | 24 January 2012

A growing group of individuals and organizations has designated Saturday, February 4, as a “National Day of Action” aimed at preventing a war against Iran. The manifesto is simple: “No War, No Sanctions, No Intervention, No Assassinations.” 

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Tell Congress: Overturn Citizens United and End Corporate Personhood

Written by CREDO | 20 January 2012

We deserve a country where our elected officials are not bought and paid for by big corporations. But the Citizens United vs. FEC Supreme Court decision, issued two years ago this week, overturned over a century of precedent and opened the floodgates for unlimited amounts of corporate money to flow into our political system. 

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Cain’s Presidential Bid was Asinine-Nine-Nine

Written by George E. Curry | 05 December 2011

Herman Cain’s asinine campaign to become president of the United States is now toast. Not just toast – burnt toast. He officially flamed out Saturday on the heels – or, shall we say, high heels – of yet another woman accusing him of sexual misconduct.

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Howard University Adds Its Voice to Occupy Movement

Written by Barrington M. Salmon, NNPA | 11 November 2011

Howard University alumnus Maria Ellis is one face of the Occupy D.C. movement. She has a graduate degree in International Relations and wanted to go to law school but couldn’t afford it. And as a homeowner, she, like other Americans, feels squeezed by the recession. She is among a vocal group who hold politicians, corporate interests, and others responsible for the declining state of the nation’s economy.

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Cain Isn’t Able ... to Keep His Lies Straight

Written by George E. Curry | 11 November 2011

Cain’s shifting and contradictory explanations are part of a larger pattern of what FactCheck.org calls “a proven ability to spread outrageously false information – such as accusing Planned Parenthood of ‘genocide’ and concentrating abortion clinics in black neighborhoods.”

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One in Three

Written by Julianne Malveaux | 14 October 2011

The first Friday of the month is a day when economists like me are riveted to the news.   We want to know what’s up with the unemployment rate, and with the changes that have taken place in the last month.   Last week, our nation learned that we treaded water.  

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