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Week ending Friday September 30, 2011   

Readers' Choice / Most Read Views...

  1. Lisa Romero: What the Media Aren't Telling You About American Protests

  2. The Yes Men: Sorry, But This Trader's Banking Confession Was No Prank

  3. John Atcheson: Reality? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Reality

  4. Linh Dinh: Wall Street vs. Everybody

  5. David Sirota: Racism Isn't Responsible for the President's Drop in Popularity -- His Right-Wing Policies Are

  6. Glenn Greenwald: What Media Coverage Omits about US Hikers Released by Iran

  7. Dave Zweifel: It’s a Lie That Working Poor Don’t Pay Taxes

  8. Glenn Greenwald: The Due-Process-Free Assassination of US Citizens is Now Reality

  9. Ralph Nader: As the Drone Flies...

  10. Chris Hedges: The Tomatoes of Wrath

Readers' Choice / Most Read News...

  1. US Citizen, Obama's Target for Assassination, Killed
    The US-born radical Muslim cleric, who has been linked to 9/11 and the Fort Hood shootings, has been killed in Yemen.


  2. Justice Dept. Memo Sanctioned Killings, But Officials Avoid 'Due Process' Concerns
    “What constitutes due process in this case is a due process in war,” said one of the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss closely held deliberations within the administration.


  3. Cuts for Thee, Not Me Lighting Fuse for Social Explosion
    In his severely distorted view of the “class war” currently splitting America apart, House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), who represents southeastern Wisconsin’s crumbling factory towns, reflects a juvenile embrace of the view of his heroine Ayn Rand.


  4. Alessio Rastani: Is BBC Market Trader Really Yes Men Founder Andy Bichlbaum?
    On Tuesday the BBC stood by the authenticity of their interviewee. "We've carried out detailed investigations and can't find any evidence to suggest that the interview with Alessio Rastani was a hoax."


  5. Ten US Muslim Students Convicted for Disrupting Speech
    Ten students to do community service for protesting against Israeli envoy's speech at a California university last year.


  6. EU Climate Chief ‘Shocked’ at US Debate
    Her remarks come amid a split in the GOP presidential field, where candidates including Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann dispute the mainstream scientific view that the planet is warming and human activities are a key factor.


  7. Supercommittee Eyes 'Exorbitant Spending on Failed Wars'
    It's a move that's been dismissed as a budget gimmick, but it's also one that could make the supercommittee's job a whole lot easier: counting the savings of withdrawing troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.


  8. U.S. Considers Erecting Fences Along Canadian Border
    The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has proposed the use of "fencing and other barriers" on the 49th parallel to manage "trouble spots where passage of cross-border violators is difficult to control."


  9. GOP: The Poor Can Stay Cold This Winter
    House Republicans have announced plans to cut heating subsidies for the poor, job training and President Barack Obama's "Race to the Top" program. They also seek to block implementation of Obama's signature health care law and reduce eligibility for Pell Grants to low-income college students.


  10. Canadian Arctic Loses Nearly Entire Ice Shelf
    Two ice shelves that existed before Canada was settled by Europeans diminished significantly this northern summer, one nearly disappearing altogether, Canadian scientists say in newly published research.



Special Coverage


Occupy Wall Street: "It Is a Revolution"

#OccupyTogether: The Best Among Us

The Revolution Begins at Home: An Open Letter to Join the Wall Street Occupation

A Natural Alliance: Unions Join Occupy Wall Street

Identified: NYPD Officer Who Maced Peaceful Protesters

What's Behind the Scorn for the Wall Street Protests?

Labor Movement Rolls Into Wall Street Occupation

Wall Street Occupiers in for the Long Haul



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