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Vashon banks on new credit union
"In the years after World War II, most of our financial institutions were local. So they took in local savings and ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Winds of change brewing
Beddington argues, pragmatically, that while much is uncertain about the longer-term, the challenges of the next 20 ...Posted by Harry A Farr -
Council asks city to look at its investments
The Seattle City Council on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution in support of Occupy Seattle that calls on the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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Why Atheists Have Become a Kick-Ass Movement You Want on Your Side
Atheists are becoming a force to be reckoned with. They are a powerful ally when inspired to take action -- and a ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
May Day Protests Span the Globe With Calls for Economic Justice, International Solidarity
(Multimedia) Hundreds of thousands of people across the world marked May Day on Tuesday by filling the streets and demanding ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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How to Use the Internet Wisely, for Your Health and Your Country's
Use the following methods and tools to protect yourself from toxic bad info. Use them and then pass them along to ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Income inequality does matter
Despite its emergence as a concern in the 2012 presidential campaign, the issue of income inequality does not ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Focus on Social Issues Could Shape Battle for Women
(Blog Post) There are any number of ways in which the politics of culture wars might play out, but perhaps the biggest question ...Posted by Howard Finberg
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"We Need to Make a Ruckus": Robert Reich Hails Occupy for Exposing Concentration of Wealth and Power
In his new book, "Beyond Outrage," former Labor Secretary Robert Reich opens with a dedication to the Occupy Wall ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Violence, USA: An Interview with Henry A. Giroux
if you are at all concerned, if you are at all awake, in the deepest sense of being awake, and you look at the ...Posted by Dwight Rousu
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