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New Mexico Cop tazes 10-year-old boy for not listening during ‘career day’ visit
The guardians of a young New Mexico boy are suing after learning a police officer used a 50,000 volt tazer on their 10-year-old child. Police officer Chris Webb was attending ‘career day’ at the Tularosa Intermediate School on May 4, 2012. It… Read More ›
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American Misogyny Peaks As 12 Year Old Sex Abuse Victim Is Blamed
We have heard a lot this year about the so-called “War On Women”. Conservatives on the one hand want to say there is no war, liberals strongly state the opposite. Personally, I find it incredible that anyone c0uld deny such a war… Read More ›
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“Free Syrian Army” Terrorists Threaten Alawites and Government Supporters with Genocide Using Chemical Weapons
This video footage from December 5, 2012 shows what looks like a hardline Islamist member of al-Qaeda fighting alongside the “Free Syrian Army” (FSA) terrorists in Syria in a chemical laboratory performing an experiment using two rabbits whom he manages… Read More ›
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Post-election report shows record surge in Americans using food stamps
The number of Americans relying on food stamps to stay fed has been steadily on the rise, hitting an all-time record this year, with more than 47.1 million Americans using government assistance to obtain food. The US Monthly Data report,… Read More ›
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Over 100 million US residents on welfare
Government handouts are designed to help the needy across America, but how many US residents actually reap those benefits? According to a presentation to be delivered in Washington this week, it might be way more than you thought. Republican Party… Read More ›
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Supply, Demand, Value & the “Mud Pie” Argument
The labor theory of value is an essential concept in a Marxist understanding of the world. It explains how value finds its origin in the productive efforts of human beings, that workers are essential to the realization of value in… Read More ›
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Bill Maher reveals himself as a supporter of Zionism
Bill Maher says Islam and Christianity are ‘warlike religions’ but Israel ‘kicked ass’ in its ‘little war’ Bill Maher confesses that his anti-religious movie Religulous cut Judaism a break. And states that the Israelis show restraint toward Palestinians. Jewish Journal:… Read More ›
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Explosion in Gaza amid fragile ceasefire with Israel
Conflicting media reports coming from Gaza suggest an Israeli strike has hit a residential area, wounding four Palestinians. But others stress it was an industrial accident. This comes amid a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Gaza. Gaza-based filmmaker and activist… Read More ›
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Lawmakers consider dissolving Detroit
With Detroit set to go bankrupt by mid-December, one state legislator has suggested that Michigan’s largest city should be dissolved as a municipality and merge with a neighboring county. State officials have come up with numerous farfetched ideas as to… Read More ›
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Gilad Sharon, Son Of Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Writes Op-Ed: ‘We Need To Flatten Entire Neighborhoods In Gaza’
Gilad Sharon, son of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, wrote an op-ed on Sunday calling for even more aggressive Israeli strikes in Gaza. “We need to flatten entire neighborhoods in Gaza. Flatten all of Gaza,” states Sharon in The Jerusalem Post…. Read More ›
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Bradley Manning demands dismissal of his case due to inhumane punishment
Bradley Manning is expected to testify in a pretrial hearing that he has been punished illegally by being locked in solitary confinement. The whistleblower hopes that his inhumane punishment is grounds for having all charges against him dismissed. Manning, who… Read More ›
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UN implicitly recognizes Palestinian statehood
The UN General Assembly has voted to upgrade Palestinians’ diplomatic status to a “non-member observer state,” thus implicitly recognizing a Palestinian state. This comes despite strong opposition from the US and Israel. The Palestinian bid has been upheld with 138… Read More ›
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Nazism nyet? Not yet
Moscow is dismayed after a number of countries failed to support a resolution designed to fight against the glorification of Nazism. The Foreign Ministry said Moscow regrets that the United States, the European Union and Ukraine have refused to support… Read More ›
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Condemned…again: ‘Genocidal’ US embargo on Cuba slammed by UN for 21st year
The UN has urged the US to lift the 52-year trade embargo with Cuba in an almost-unanimous vote. Cuba likened the blockade to “genocide” and said it was disappointed that Obama had not taken measures to lift the disputed embargo…. Read More ›
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Puerto Rico Divided on Statehood, Majority Demands Decolonization
by Maritza Stanchich, Ph.D. The opening line of President Obama’s victory speech — “Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward” — felt ironic in… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 