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Probing Intentions In The Cyber-fog

Arnold Hamilton - March 22, 2013 0

BY FROMA HARROP Two Ohio girls stand accused of saying vile, menacing things on Twitter – seriously accused. The high schoolers, ages 15 and 16, were arrested and face a possible six months in juvenile detention. They are charged with threatening a 16-year-old rape victim in the celebrated case involving Steubenville High School football stars. […]

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The Sociocide Of Iraq By Bush-Cheney

Arnold Hamilton - March 22, 2013 0

BY RALPH NADER Ten years ago George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, as war criminals, launched the sociocide of the people of Iraq – replete...

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A Blanket Of PR To Make You Want To Hug A...

Arnold Hamilton - March 20, 2013 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER In a recent senatorial dustup, Sen. John McCain called Republican colleague Rand Paul one of “the wacko birds” of Congress. McCain [who sometimes appears not too tightly wrapped himself] was giving Sen. Paul a tongue-lashing for having mounted a 13-hour, old-fashioned, stand-alone filibuster over the possibility that murderous drones could be used […]

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Workers Comp Reforms Would Hurt Employers

Arnold Hamilton - March 20, 2013 2

BY AL MCAFFREY Last week, I discussed how Senate Bill 1062, a workers compensation reform bill approved by the Senate, wouldn’t be beneficial for injured...

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Comforting Words For Young Workers

Arnold Hamilton - March 19, 2013 0

BY FROMA HARROP Many speak of Gen X and Gen Y as “lost generations” destined to “not live as well” as their parents. A new Urban Institute study finds that young people up to the age of 40 haven’t accumulated as much wealth as their parents did at their age. They face a bleak economic […]