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  US to stop reporting Gitmo hunger strikes: The US military says it will no longer release reports of hunger strikes staged at its notorious Guantanamo Bay prison t...
  Syria militants execute Iraqi cameraman: Al-Qaeda-linked militants in Syria have kidnapped and executed an Iraqi cameraman in the country’s north.
  
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  Several dead in gun battles in CAR capital: Blasts of heavy and small arms gunfire rock parts of Bangui in the worst clash since Seleka rebels took over the city.
  Thai king calls for unity: King Bhumibol Adulyadej asks nation to work together for stability, as rivals hold a truce for their monarch's birthday.
  
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  (Italiano) Pace in Colombia?: In questa conferenza si sta usando una parola molto controproducente: post-conflitto, invece di post-violenza. Non confo...
  Brazil Confirms Secure Satellite Deal to Stifle U.: Brazil’s state-owned telecom provider Telebras signed a $560 million contract to deliver a satellite for secure commun...
  
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  Global Day of Action Targets "Toxic" Fre...: Activists in Baltimore and more than 30 cities across the world take action to highlight the failures of so-called free...
  Detroit Enters Bankruptcy As Pensions and Benefits...: Frank Hammer: Banks that drove Detroit insolvency should be penalized for the debt crisis, not working class Detroit re...
  
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  Vancouver city council hears from Hollywood Theatr...: Movie Notes »Supporters of the Hollywood Theatre were among the dozens of heritage advocates and community members...
  Mayor wants Vancouver to seek intervenor status at...: Straight Talk »Vancouver is looking at seeking intervenor status at National Energy Board hearings on Kinder Morga...
  
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  Vandana Shiva & Jane Goodall on Serving the Ea...: At the recent International Women's Earth and Climate Initiative Summit, Jane Goodall and Vandana Shiva discuss their de...
  Detroit Bankruptcy: Wall Street, Lost Revenues For...: A federal judge has approved Detroit's bid to qualify for bankruptcy, putting the city on a path to financial recovery -...
  
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  Yuen and Angus debate ‘environmental catastrophi...: Replying to a critique in Monthly Review, Eddie Yuen says Ian Angus "misses my central problematic of politicization." A...
  Ecosocialist resources, 42: Marx and metabolic rift; NZ union leader on climate change; Warsaw climate talks; Climate and tobacco; China's role in w...
  
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  Vanishing U.S. Science Reporters: At the same time that human beings are facing multiple, unprecedented environmental calamities including climate change,...
  Organic Food is Better for the World: Researchers at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand found that the Genetically Modified (GM) strategy used in Nor...
  
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  Changes to Canadian Experience Class immigration p...: Thursday, December 5, 2013 On November 8, 20...
  Beyond Politics? The Origins (and Future) of the N...: Story Publish Date:  December 5, 2013...
  
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  Freedom to Oppress: Why We Shouldn’t Do P.R. For...: Freedom to Oppress: Why We Shouldn’t Do P.R. For The Police Riaz Sayani-Mulji The Canadian Civil Liberties Association...
  “Don’t Play With The Dictator:” Politics and...: “Don’t Play With The Dictator:” Politics and 2014 World Hockey Championships in Belarus Mark Norman Sp...