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Wisconsin Voters Line Up In Opposition To Citizens United

The front of the U.S. Supreme Court is seen on June 27, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (MintPress) – After a record $5.2 billion dollars was spent in the 2012 election cycle, growing numbers of voters are calling for a move to publicly finance elections. Leading the way is Wisconsin, a progressive state where many […]

Martin Michaels
Par Martin Michaels

(MintPress) - After a record $5.2 billion dollars was spent in the 2012 election cycle, growing numbers of voters are calling for a move to publicly finance elections. Leading the way is Wisconsin, a progressive state where many citizens are pushing for a statewide referendum to oppose Citizens United, a 2010 U.S. Supreme Court case allowing

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Sierra Club Turns To Civil Disobedience To Stop Keystone

Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D, walks toward a illustration of the Keystone Pipeline and proposed expansions, after a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013. A key approval of a revised route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast puts the long-delayed project back in the […]

Trisha Marczak
Par Trisha Marczak

(MintPress) - While the Sierra Club is considered a moderate environmental organization focused on practical natural preservation, it’s now turning up the gears to battle construction of the Keystone Pipeline, intended to transport oil from the Alberta tar sands in Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. “For civil disobedience to be justified something

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Sex-Slavery Cult Dismantled By Mexican Immigration Authorities

A stream of pedestrians cross the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge from Mexico into the U.S. in Laredo, Texas in this 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (MintPress) – About a year after the National Immigration Institute said it filed a complaint against a sex-slavery ring operating near the U.S.-Mexico border, Mexican immigration authorities reported […]

Katie Rucke
Par Katie Rucke

(MintPress) - About a year after the National Immigration Institute said it filed a complaint against a sex-slavery ring operating near the U.S.-Mexico border, Mexican immigration authorities reported that they broke up the ring after a raid on Tuesday. Federal police, agents of Mexico’s National Immigration Institute and prosecutors raided a

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Syrian Crisis: UN’s Brahimi Warns Of ‘Unprecedented Levels Of Horror’

In this Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 file photo, a Syrian refugee stands on top of a water tank at Zaatari refugee camp, near the Syrian border in Mafraq, Jordan. International aid officials are framing a new appeal for help in easing Syria’s humanitarian crisis in terms not seen since the height of the Iraq war: […]

Jennifer Mattson
Par Jennifer Mattson

The United Nations-Arab League peace envoy for Syria said the conflict has reached "unprecedented levels of horror." "The country is breaking up before everyone's eyes," Lakhdar Brahimi told a closed door meeting of the UN Security Council,the BBC reported. "Only the international community can help, and first and foremost the Security

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US To Expand Drone Operations In West Africa Concerning Human Rights Groups Over Civilian Casualties

The U.S. is reportedly preparing to establishing a drone base in northwestern Africa to counter Al-Qaeda and other affiliated terrorist groups. This Nov. 8, 2011 file photo shows a Predator B unmanned aircraft taxis at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) UPDATE: Niger has reportedly agreed to have U.S. […]

Martin Michaels
Par Martin Michaels

UPDATE: Niger has reportedly agreed to have U.S. drones stationed in its territory, a move that U.S. and Nigerian representatives hail as an important step forward in the fight against Al-Qaeda linked rebels in neighboring Mali.  Nigerian President Mahamadou Issoufou accepted the deal Wednesday signaling an escalation in U.S. military involvement

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The Stupid Party Really Is

Sarah Palin holds a newspaper as she co-hosts NBC News’ « Today » show in New York on April 3, 2012. Palin was the much-hyped guest co-host on NBC’s « Today, » going head-to-head against former « Today » anchor Katie Couric, who was subbing on « Good Morning America. » (AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer) Late last week word came from a Republican […]

Jeffrey Cavanaugh
Par Jeffrey Cavanaugh

Late last week word came from a Republican confab held in Charlotte, N.C., that Bobby Jindal, the Republican governor of Louisiana, told his fellow conservatives that their party must stop being “the stupid party.” The jokes, of course, write themselves. Not to be outdone, Haley Barbour – the former chair of the National Republican Committee,

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