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  Turkey ‘overburdens’ EU: German parties: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party and its Bavarian sister party have rejected Turkey’s membership i...
  15 killed in raid on UN site in Somalia: At least 15 people have been killed in an attack on the main UN compound in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
  
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  Egypt minister quits over new Luxor governor: Tourism minister resigns amid protests against President Mohamed Morsi's appointment of governor linked to massacre.
  Gun battle at UN compound in Mogadishu ends: Somali and African Union forces regain control of compound in Somali capital after attack kills at least 15 people.
  
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  Galtung-Overcoming the Taksim Square Conflict: 11 June 2013 - Prof. Johan Galtung, in Turkey, presents an analysis and much info directed at peaceful/nonviolent soluti...
  Justice at Guantanamo: From the Profound to the Ab...: Lawyers argue over basic rules as accused terrorist Abd al Rahim al Nashiri faces the death penalty. After being capture...
  
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  Edward Snowden: War on Whistleblowers "Only B...: Larry Wilkerson: Snowden's expertise allowed him to understand the threat of the NSA's surveillance programs on civil l...
  Senate Immigration Bill Fails to Advance Immigrant...: Comprehensive immigration reform fails to address root causes of migration...
  
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  David Suzuki: We ignore scientists at our peril: Commentary »Many scientists are saying we’re creating serious problems—but we have solutions.David Suzuki: We...
  Vancouver Green councillor Adriane Carr calls for...: Straight Talk »Vancouver’s Green party city councillor is hoping to see a provincial deposit and refund program...
  
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  Glenn Greenwald: As Obama Makes "False"...: Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian journalist who broke the NSA surveillance story earlier this month, joins us one day after...
  A Medical Ethics-free Zone? Guantánamo Doctors Ur...: As the prison-wide hunger strike at Guantánamo enters its 133rd day, a group of top U.S. doctors and public health spec...
  
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  Climate emergency needs a people’s power solutio...: Socialist candidate: We cannot solve the global climate emergency as long as mining, energy and banking remain in the ha...
  Capitalism: A Structural Genocide: Book Review: Capitalism is responsible for a class-based genocide that targets the poor, particularly in the global sout...
  
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  Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Exposes Dangers o...: The explosion that killed 14 at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas in April 2013 raises new concerns over OSHA funding an...
  Screen Propaganda, Hollywood and the CIA: Black Hawk Down, Zero Dark Thirty and Argo, those are only a few major recent productions showing how today’s movie in...
  
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  Video: John Levi and Amy Sock call for solidarity...: Is this show currently playing? June 19, 2013...
  Is Quebec more corrupt than the rest of Canada?: Please support our coverage of democratic movements and become a supporting member of rabble.ca. My colleague...
  
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  Militarism and Sports – Part II (A Response): Militarism and Sports – Part II (A Response) Tyler Shipley A couple of years ago, I wrote a short article expressing m...
  Militarism and Sports – Part I (A Call): Militarism and Sports – Part I (A Call) Peter Miller and Daniel Lyder An oft-repeated opinion in the sports media...