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Israel's Captains of Industry Fear Boycott

Telem Yahav Ynetnews
Leaders from Israel's tech and banking industries will fly to Davos economic forum to support Kerry's peace effort, urge Israel and Palestinians to reach deal to save Israel's economy from looming boycott

Friday Nite Videos -- Jan 24, 2014

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Sarah Silverman Is Visited by Jesus Christ. 'War' by Edwin Starr. NASA | Earthrise: The 45th Anniversary. Old South vs. New South: The 3rd Reconstruction. Documentary: 'Dancing In Jaffa.'

JPMorgan Chase Confirms That Crime DOES Pay

Richard Eskow Campaign for America's Future
We’ve always been told that “crime doesn’t pay.” Jamie Dimon and the Board of Directors of JPMorgan Chase beg to differ.

The LGBT Movement Takes Aim at Sochi

Dave Zirin The Nation
Athletes are going into the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics knowing that protesting homophobia may entail a sacrifice. It’s a stunning comment on our times that so many seem not only willing but eager to make it.

In Memory of Dr. King: Stand Up for those Without Work

Carl Bloice, Black Commentator Editorial Board Black Commentator
On the line are the lives of decent hardworking Americans, trying to cross over into the dignity of work but still caught in the barbwire of an historic global recession. The jobless rate for young African Americans (16-19 years old) was 35.5 percent in December.

Tidbits - January 23, 2014

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Reader Comments - ACTION NEEDED - Stop Iraq Executions; Voting Rights Act; Martin Luther King and Nonviolence; Our Postal Commons; De Blasio's Election; Imagine: Living in a Socialist USA; Tuition-Free Public College Education; New Orleans Teachers and Katrina; Announcements: Muste Institute 40th Anniversary concert; South Africa Today - Online Meeting; Book Talk-Red Apple: Communism and McCarthyism in Cold War New York; Vandenberg's Role in US Global Domination
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