A seemingly normal Occupy event in Bellevue, Nebraska, has taken a bizarre turn. It’s recently come to light that the supposed host organization, Occupy Omaha, had nothing to do with it. The event, slated for Feb. 4 at Bellevue University’s… Read More ›
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Occupy Omaha Disowns Americans for Prosperity Debate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Occupy Omaha Disowns Americans for Prosperity Debate Omaha, Nebraska – February 2, 2012 – On Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, Bellevue University is hosting an event advertised as a debate between Occupy Omaha and Americans for Prosperity. Occupy… Read More ›
Romney: ‘I’m not concerned about the very poor’
All political candidates — just like all non-politicians — make verbal gaffes. On Monday, for example, Republicans jumped on President Obama for saying the word “interesting” when a woman asked him a question about her unemployed husband. (In that exchange,… Read More ›
Homeless hard hit as death toll from severe cold spell in eastern Europe hits 58
By Associated Press KIEV, Ukraine — Dozens of homeless people have died in an Eastern Europe cold snap, and some analysts blame a Soviet-era legacy of viewing the homeless as those who need to be punished instead of helped. Temperatures… Read More ›
$513 Billion DoD Budget Won’t Budge
Top Democrat on House Armed Services Committee vows no further cuts by John Glaser, January 25, 2012 A top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee said Wednesday that the $513 billion defense budget for 2013 cannot be negotiated upwards…. Read More ›
Myths About Socialism: Common Arguments Defeated
If you’ve expressed interest in socialism at some point in your life, you’ve probably had an encounter ( it can be at a family dinner, at school, the break room at work or any number of other examples) that goes… Read More ›
Oakland police arrest about 400 Occupy protesters
Editor’s note: the total estimate has risen since this article was published to 400 arrested. OAKLAND (AP) – About 300 people were arrested Saturday during a chaotic day of Occupy protests that saw demonstrators break into City Hall and burn… Read More ›
India Factory Workers Revolt, Kill Company President
Workers at the Regency Ceramics factory in India raided the home of their boss, and beat him senseless with lead pipes after a wage dispute turned ugly. The workers were enraged enough to kill Regency’s president K. C. Chandrashekhar after… Read More ›
Opposition rally organizers jailed in Kazakhstan
By PETER LEONARD, Associated Press ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — Some 300 opposition activists staged a rare rally in Kazakhstan’s commercial capital Saturday to protest recent elections and the violent suppression of a group of oil workers. Hours later, speakers at… Read More ›
Secrets of the billionaire backing Gingrich’s shot at the White House
Sheldon Adelson is not running for office – but his cash could swing Tuesday’s Florida primary Paul Harris Abraham Foxman, the amiably chatty director of the Jewish civil rights group, the Anti-Defamation League, has a story to tell about his… Read More ›
Acta protests break out as EU states sign up to treaty
MEPs of 21 EU states, including the UK, have signed off on the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement The UK and 21 other European Union member states on Thursday signed an international copyright agreement treaty called Acta (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement), sparking… Read More ›
Cuba Announces Release of the World’s First Lung Cancer Vaccine
HAVANA, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) — Cuban medical authorities have launched the sales of the world’s first therapeutic vaccine against lung cancer, local officials said on Tuesday. The CimaVax-EGF vaccine, as a result of a 25-year research into diseases related to… Read More ›
SOPA’s big brother signed by EU nations amid widespread protests
Polish citizens take to the streets in protest at ACTA By Jennifer Baker IDG News Service – The European Union signed up to the controversial Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) on Thursday despite widespread opposition, particularly in Poland, where people… Read More ›
Cuba registers world’s first lung cancer vaccine
South Journal, HAVANA—Cuba registered the first therapeutic vaccine in the world against advanced lung cancer. Over 1 000 patients have been administered the vaccine known as CIMAVAX-EGF. Specialist Gisela Gonzalez, leader of the project at the Havana-based Molecular Immunology Center,… Read More ›
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