U.S.
NYC elections: Overwhelming mandate for progressive change
November 13, 2013The 2013 New York City elections were a thunderous mandate for progressive change in the nation's largest city.
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Gun-wielding protestors intimidate Texas mothers
November 13, 2013Four members of MDA were lunching at the Blue Mesa Grill in Arlington, Texas, when dozens of Open Carry protesters brandishing long arms showed up in the parking lot.
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Detroit elects mayor in tough times; other results promising
November 7, 2013Former Detroit Medical CEO Mike Duggan is beating the city's former police chief and Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon by 55 to 45 percent.
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“Free Angela and All Political Prisoners” to be shown in Baltimore
November 7, 2013MICA keeps the focus on the crisis of mass incarceration in the United States with a showing Nov. 14 of the film "Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners."
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Cutting food assistance increases hunger
November 7, 2013Last week the Illinois Watchdog published an article that trivialized the effects of the Nov. 1 SNAP benefit cuts, stating they were "neither a surprise nor a problem."
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