Federal government to sue Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio for civil rights violations in targeting Latinos

The Obama administration on Tuesday said it was preparing to sue Arizona county sheriff Joe Arpaio and his department for violating civil rights laws by improperly targeting Latinos in a bid to crack down on illegal immigrants. The sheriff's high-profile crackdown on illegal i …

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Amnesty International accuses Arizona of abuse in prisons

Arizona's state prisons overuse  solitary confinement in cruel, inhumane and illegal ways, particularly for mentally ill prisoners and juveniles as young as 14, the human-rights group Amnesty International charges in a report to be released today. According to the report …

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How the FCC Can Take the Money Out of Politics

The Federal Communications Commission should forbid television broadcasters from charging for campaign ads, and we, the public, should peacefully demonstrate outside the FCC offices at 445 12th Street SW, in Washington, D.C., until it does so.

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We May Yet Lose Tokyo… Not to Mention Alaska… and Now Georgia, Too | Common Dreams

This may be just the thing,to get the debate heated up and the public's attention focused on Fukushima and  the dangers involved with this energy source.

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Corporate Front Group Airs Misleading Anti-Union Ad During Super Bowl | NationofChange

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Top 10 Food Label Tricks to Avoid in 2012

A growing array of products from bread to potato chips proudly proclaim themselves to be "multigrain." While this may appear to be a synonym for "whole grain" or "whole wheat" -- which is associated with a reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes and digestive problems -- it's n …

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Is This Land Made for You and Me? ~~~ Crony Capitalists Stuffing SuperPACs

Woody saw the ravages of the Dust Bowl and the Depression firsthand; his own family came unraveled in the worst hard times.  And he wrote tough yet lyrical stories about the men and women who struggled to survive, enduring the indignity of living life at the bone, with nothi …

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5 Founding Fathers Whose Skepticism About Christianity Would Make Them Unelectable Today

To hear the Religious Right tell it, men like George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were 18th-century versions of Jerry Falwell in powdered wigs and stockings. Nothing could be further from the truth. Unlike many of today’s candidates, th …

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Study: Fukushima Radiation Has Already Killed 14,000 Americans

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WHAT HAPENED TO JOE ARPAIO ?

Joe Arpaio used to be the voice of reason on immigration ?

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Selling the Drug War for $3 Billion? How the Pentagon Will Privatize an International War on Drugs | | AlterNet

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Arpaio Corruption: The Feds Have Spoken, But Justice Won't Be Served Until the Sheriff's Indicted - Page 1 - News - Phoenix - Phoenix New Times

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Two Thousand Acres of Desert in Southwest Valley to be Destroyed for Solar Plant -- So Why are Conservationists Happy? - Phoenix News - Valley Fever

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Did Eisenhower Predict The End Of The GOP? | MoveOn.Org Things could get worse for the GOP

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5 of the Biggest Hacks in American Media | | AlterNet

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Introducing the PEOPLE's Living History Project

Change is coming to America - and it's not the politicians bringing the change. The PEOPLE are bringing the change. History is unfolding beneath our very feet. WE are the Democracy.com is rolling out a new project to document America's "history in the making".

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The Return Of Debtor's Prisons: Thousands Of Americans Jailed For Not Paying Their Bills

Federal imprisonment for unpaid debt has been illegal in the U.S. since 1833. It’s a practice people associate more with the age of Dickens than modern-day America.

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Secretive Millionaires Funding Online Primary For 'Independent' White House Run | | AlterNet

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