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“The Hunger Games” better than expected
April 3, 2012The Hunger Games is more than a teen movie, more than a pointless American rehash of the Japanese cult favorite Battle Royale. It's a larger story of oppression and rebellion.
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Debbie Amis Bell: Memories of a Freedom Rider
March 29, 2012"Solitary" meant an unfurnished cell with a concrete floor. No bed, no furniture; a hole in the floor for a toilet.
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Atheists also fight for religious freedom
March 28, 2012The 20,000 people who showed up in Washington this past weekend for the Reason Rally were indeed patriots, fighting for the defense of a very American tradition.
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Steve Cooper, trade union, civil rights activist dies at 77
March 28, 2012Steve Cooper, a longtime trade union, civil rights activist and member of the Los Angeles Metro Club of the Communist Party died recently in Los Angeles. He was 77.
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Cameron went to the bottom of the ocean. So what?
March 26, 2012James Cameron made a historic solo dive in his Deepsea Challenger to the Mariana Trench.
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