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September 14, 2013

In Honduras, Military Takes Over with U.S. Blessing

Dana Frank Miami Herald

U.S. funding for the Honduran police and military has in fact increased every year since the coup

September 14, 2013

Tens Of Thousands Protest Labor Reforms in Poland

Deutsche Welle

Polish workers have taken to the streets of Warsaw in mass protests against the pro-market government's labor policies. Prime Minister Donald Tusk's popularity has plunged as Poland's once robust economy has weakened.

September 14, 2013

Saul Landau's Investigations of US Ties to the Pinochet Regime

Katrina vanden Heuvel The Nation

Landau painstakingly demonstrated that the US intelligence community’s complicity with the Pinochet regime’s crimes did not end with the tragic 1973 coup.

September 14, 2013

At Labor Group, a Sense of a Broader Movement

Steven Greenhouse The New York Times

'... how are we going to translate that energy to work on the ground, to spread that energy through the locals?'

September 14, 2013

Shame

Vincent Orange The New York Times

September 14, 2013

Mr. President

Rob Rogers amuniversal.com

'Dante'

September 14, 2013

These 30 seconds capture how the de Blasio campaign has upended the Bloomberg 1% era in New York politics

September 13, 2013

Friday Nite Videos -- September 13, 2013

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Stephen Colbert takes exception to Vladimir Putin's Op-Ed. Revving Up Brain Skills. Dante de Blasio. A Million Years Before 'Lucy,' There Was 'Ardi.' Glee Fan Flash Mob.

Stephen Takes Exception to Vladimir's Op-Ed

September 13, 2013

The Colbert Report
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Russian President Vladimir Putin criticizes Obama for promoting American exceptionalism in his Syria speech

Revving Up Brain Skills

September 13, 2013

Brain training games claim to boost your mental skills, but research has shown they don't make young people smarter. Now a custom-designed computer game has found success in older adults, improving players' short-term memory and attention