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August 17, 2013

Arab Pop Star Adds His Voice to the Calls For a Peace Deal for Palestine

Nabila Ramdani The Observer (UK)

Arab Idol winner Mohammed Assaf is revered by fans in the Middle East but his main aim now is to help establish the rights of fellow Palestinians

August 17, 2013

75 in House Support Wilson’s American Jobs Act in One Week

lauren victoria burke Crew of 42

"we still have tremendous work to do for our nation’s jobless and, in particular, for the long-term unemployed."

August 17, 2013

REWIND - A Week of Quotes and Cartoons

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REWIND Hiatus

August 16, 2013

Culture Warriors: Why creating a "culture of unionism" is essential for increasing labor density in the South

Douglas Williams & Cato Uticensis The South Lawn

We have identified eight principles to building a culture of unionism. By no means is this an exhaustive list, nor is it limited to use in the South. To be honest, it's of use any place where the idea of the collective development and exercise of power has waned:

Country Joe McDonald: Vietnam Song

August 16, 2013

Country Joe performing at Woodstock in 1969. This song was originally released as the title track of the 1967 album of Country Joe & the Fish, I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die. It was written by Country Joe.

The Act of Killing -- Movie Trailer

August 16, 2013

Documentary film director Joshua Oppenheimer challenges some of the death squad leaders of the Indonesian massacres of 1965 to reenact the real life mass killings in the style of the American movies they love. In theaters now.

Obama: I Was Going to Do That

August 16, 2013

The president insists he would have implemented NSA oversight even without Edward Snowden’s leaks. (Ann Telnaes / The Washington Post)

Frisky Business

August 16, 2013

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg thinks New York's stop-and-frisk program is being unfairly stopped and scrutinized even though it's done nothing wrong.

Court Clerk Fired for Helping Free Wrongfully Convicted Man

August 16, 2013

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There is a man in Kansas City who was imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. He has been exonerated based on DNA evidence, and the woman who helped him get his freedom got fired for doing so.

People Who Are Destroying America

August 16, 2013

Openly gay Mayor Johnny Cummings helps Vicco, KY, become the smallest U.S. town to pass an LGBT fairness ordinance.