Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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Keystone XL: Native Americans outraged
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Cats at Caboodle Ranch subjected to horrific conditions
March 22, 2012Authorities seized the suffering animals and charged Caboodle's founder and operator with cruelty to animals and scheme to defraud.
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Robot jellyfish pulls hydrogen fuel from water
March 22, 2012An underwater robot has been modeled after a jellyfish, and will be used in rescue efforts and surveillance.
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Judge declares Chicago Six “not guilty”
March 21, 2012The six undocumented youth who were arrested last August - and charged with mob action and reckless conduct - were found not guilty.
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Georgia’s anti-picketing law an attack on the 99 percent
March 20, 2012Unions and progressive groups are fighting a new law that would make forms of protest - including picketing and peaceful sit-downs -- a crime, the AFL-CIO reports.
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Dairy factory linked to animal torture
March 20, 2012Adirondack Farms, a dairy factory in New York, has been responsible for severe animal abuse investigators learned. While they tout their products as fresh and wholesome, the practices that go on behind the scenes are anything...
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Heat ray weapon a threat to collective action?
March 16, 2012Though originally intended for the Afghanistan War, it could soon be headed to the U.S., under the guise of a "riot control device."
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Senate approved transportation bill would create 200,000 jobs
March 15, 2012The Senate-approved bill now heads to the House, where unions and workers hope it will get passed.
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