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Egypt Joins Wave of Protest against Autocracy
Egypt yesterday experienced the largest outpouring of public fury at the government since January 1977, when cuts in government food subsidies…
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Protests Spread from Morocco to Yemen
The protests in Tunisia that led to the toppling of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali have inspired demonstrators from Morocco to…
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Riots in Algeria Protest Autocratic Rule
AP reports that helmeted riot police armed with batons and shields on Saturday clashed with rock- and chair-throwing protesters who tried…
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Charter Schools: a Corporate Gift of Public Assets
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to close at least 26 public schools this year while adding more than 100 private…
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Back in the Game: Rahm will run in Chicago
Unlike former Illinois Senator Roland Burris, who was pushed out of office by an Illinois legal system that determined that he…
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Carol Moseley Braun Set to Take Chicago
With the sudden removal of Rahm Emanuel from Chicago's mayoral race, things couldn't look better for Carol Moseley Braun.