Massive pro-democracy protests erupt amid meeting of Hong Kong big business and China government
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Occupy Student Debt Group Seeks Radical Solution
Occupy Wall Street offshoot battles for social help for youth education cost through Occupy student debt
Venezuela Leader Maduro Battles Harvard Professor
Defending country’s socialist model, President Nicolas Maduro battles Harvard International Development Professor
Ken Burns Documentary Reveals Roosevelt Personal Story
PBS documentary series to feature the overlooked Teddy Roosevelt personal story and that of his fifth cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt who together had a permanent impact on America and the broader world
Hong Kong Bankers Debate Democracy Support
Response to Hong Kong protest to determine status as world financial power as bankers debate democracy
Do Republicans Plan to End Too Big To Fail?
Leaked memo suggests Wall Street should worry that Republicans will move to end too big to fail
Anti-Immigration Murrieta Nasties Battle Besos, Not Borders
When anti-immigration Murrieta militants realized we were at the front of the capitol building, they strutted over to cause trouble. The baldie started to yell, shoving a bullhorn right into our faces; at the same time, he would roar, “don’t touch me; don’t touch me.” He was going berserk.
Unions Behind Labor Day, Worker Safety and Child Working Laws
Industrial Revolution and factory life changed society forever but changes to democratic government are thanks to work of same unions behind Labor Day start
Who Does the Modern Libertarian Party Represent?
Many self-identified supporters portray what the Libertarian Party represents incorrectly
6 Years After Federal Bailout, AIG Pays Politicians Again
After $182 Billion government bailout, insurance giant AIG pays politicians for favors legally thanks to Citizens United