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It`s The End Of The World As They Knew It

The process only ends when Palestine is truly free, and Egypt, and Tunisia...

(WINDSOR, N.H.) - Every so often, online videos are great tools for reminding people why we must never let bully governments back us down and why we must non-violently place ourselves in their way.

It is important for people to find out what our country and its partners send us to fight wars in which 95% of the casualties will be unarmed civilians and 1/3 of whom will be children.

Ending Nuclear, Other Energy Subsidies

Conservative Groups Urge Halt to Treasury-Backed Loan Guarantees.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Congress is considering more taxpayer-backed loan guarantees for nuclear, and other energy sources that America can't afford.

The U.S. is facing a $1.65 trillion deficit and a $14 trillion national debt.

Occupation`s 44th year: A Doctor`s Visit to Gaza

From the Diary of a Doctor, a volunteer with Physicians for Human Rights Israel: A Visit to the Gaza Strip

(GAZA CITY) - At the Erez Checkpoint, I stood in front of the concrete walls and the enormous iron doors that exemplify the severe blockade policy imposed on the people of Gaza for the last four years. I felt - as a neurologist, a member of PHR Israel - that I can break the walls of the blockade with my humble reflex hammer.

AMA reports U.S. Interior Dept reversal of Wild Lands policy

Federal lawmakers called the "Wild Lands" policy a "land grab" and a blatant attempt to usurp congressional authority.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar issued a memorandum directing the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Robert Abbey to not designate any lands as "Wild Lands." This memorandum reverses Secretarial Order 3310.

Petition Drive: Don`t give Bahrain the Grand Prix

Human Rights First: authorities decide tomorrow whether to grant Bahrain a delayed 2011 race.

(NEW YORK) - Tomorrow, Formula 1 officials will decide whether to award Bahrain the chance to host the Grand Prix.

But the Bahraini government continues to stage a violent crackdown on pro-democracy activists that has left countless victims detained, injured, or dead.

An Ode to the `Rich of Heart`... and Why Girls Love Feedback

Sometimes even a brief response can be worth a thousand words...

(CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.) - I’m not sure where or when it started, but girls love feedback. Maybe it’s one of those “what came first the chicken or the egg” type questions.

Human Right Berlin Wall

Walls three meters high in Berlin are mostly gone but walls 8 meters high in Palestine still stand.

(MUNICH) - I continue to be sad, shocked but also inspired by what I see and hear in my working tour in Germany.

I remain cautiously optimistic because lessons of history, as sad as they are, provide an unmistakable map for the future. Hitler (and Zionists) who aimed to leave Europe with no Jews have failed.

Gaza marks 2010 Freedom Flotilla attack

One year and two days ago the Mavi Marmara and other Freedom Flotilla ships were attacked by Israel with deadly consequences.

(GAZA Press TV) - It was just over a year ago that more than 700 activists from 42 countries aboard six ships, called the Freedom Flotilla, headed for Gaza on a humanitarian mission.

Tuition Equity Petition Launched to Break Through Partisan Gridlock

Petition submitted to send SB 742 to a Vote.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Believing that the issue of access to college is too important to die because of committee gridlock, Rep. Michael Dembrow (D-Portland) today announced that he has filed a discharge petition to bring Senate Bill 742, fair access to affordable tuition, to a full vote of the Oregon House.

Tragedy in Yuma: Shootings Leave Five Dead

The gunman's body was located with apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

(YUMA, Az.) - "Wow, murder in Yuma, five dead and the suspect killed himself. The daycare center sent an email stating that the kids were fine, and until that moment I never even considered that he was in danger, just proves that the actions of others are out of your control," said Kristina Grandlund.