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Police start arresting protesters blocking LaGuardia airport

Hundreds of protesters blocked a New York City bridge leading to LaGuardia airport demanding better wages and better work conditions. Soon after airport workers "occupied" the 94th Street bridge ...

Jan 20

The Economics of Sustainability - A Comparison of Economic Models

Our current economic paradigm is one in which the continuous acquisition of monetary wealth and material resources is both demanded and valued. In many of the wealthier nations economic growth has com

Jan 20

Timebanking: Building Trust and Abundance

For the past three years, I have done what I love: Teach my community how to cultivate urban soils for food production and continually educate myself about organic gardening, permaculture ...

Jan 20

Definitely the most kicka** and coolest president in the world

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Jan 20

An Update On American Empire: "America Unhinged"

Updating the status of U.S. Empire by reviewing the latest article by John Mearsheimer, America Unhinged. Too often the reality of U.S. Empire is kept a secret in the United States, never discussed

Jan 20

January 17, 2014 at 2:19 pm Story Link A damaged sewer line sent an estimated 15,000 gallons of wastewater into Herring Run over the last 24 hours. Sewage from an eight-inch sanitary pipe - ruptured

Jan 20

Facing a renewed threat of a shutdown, hospital workers occupied Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn Friday afternoon as the hospital's chief executive shut himself inside his office until the ...

Jan 20

If you knew Coretta Scott King's role in the fight for civil rights and social justice, it might not surprise you that some of the speakers at her memorial service-including close friends and allies

Jan 20

Homeless And Unemployed, Each Day Is About Waiting

Congress is still wrestling with whether to extend long-term unemployment benefits. But what happens to people who have already lost those benefits, and have been living without any kind of income ...

Jan 20