Revolution

The Retail Revolution

Yuchun Lee | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Ibm, Smarter Ideas, Urban Outfitters, Revolution, Hertz Car Rental, Retail, Hertz, Technology, Supply-Chain-Management, Retail Revolution, Video, Bblog-Ibm22, Technology News

All of us have a front-row seat to watch the biggest revolution in retail shopping since department stores were first built a century ago in the center of cities. Because we, the consumers, are leading the revolution.

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Stars Preview New Shows At The Upfronts 2012

Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Alana De La Garza, Steven Pasquale, Bill Pullman, J.J. Abrams, Phylicia Rashad, Tracy Spiridakos, Slideexpand, Josh Gad, Cbs, Do No Harm, TV Canada, Video, 1600 Penn, Upfronts 2012-2013, Revolution, Giancarlo Esposito, Jenna Elfman, Abc, Fox, The CW, Nbc, TV News

Say hello to the stars of the 2012-2013 TV season! "Friday Night Lights" veteran Connie Britton is going country for ABC's new musical drama "Nash...

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WATCH: Trailers For NBC's Upcoming Shows

Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Chicago Fire, Msnbc, Video, Upfronts 2012-2013, Animal Practice, Matthew Perry, Revolution, The New Normal, Justin Bartha, Guys With Kids, Andrew Rannells, Slideexpand, Go On, TV News

Now that NBC's 2012-2013 lineup and schedule is set, the network has released trailers for some of its upcoming new series. From a (presumably fai...

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Sue Ellen Allen's Prison Revolution

Clarissa Burt | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Gina's Team, Prison, Revolution, Cancer, Arizona, Misty Hyman, Cancer Nonprofit, Prisoner Rights, Womens Prisons, Jail, Cancer Awareness, Impact News

Sue Ellen refused to let Gina's untimely death be the end of her story. She responded by being bold enough to organize a cancer walk from the inside of prison.

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What's Really the Matter With Kansas and Cairo?

Scott Atran | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Political Stability, Arab Spring, Greece Elections, Revolution, Economic Crisis, France Elections, Politics News

Structural failures in economic management bring on such crises when they fail to maintain expectations for improvement in the standard of living among the middle class, the mainstay of democracies and principal source of political stability in the modern world.

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The Clerics and the Islamic Republic of Iran: Unique Narrative of the Arab Citizens Revolt

Majid Rafizadeh | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Human Rights, Syria, Democracy, Iran, Middle East, International Relations, Foreign Policy, Iran Syria, Revolution, Syria Iran, World News

For most of the world, the Arab Spring has meant the Arab people's struggle for democracy, rule of law and freedom of expression as well as government transparency and accountability. Iranian leaders have explained the Arab uprisings with their own unique narrative.

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May Day

Noam Chomsky | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Noam Chomsky, Organize, May 1, May Day, Revolution, Ows, Occupy Wall Street, Mayday, Occupy, Unions, Occupy Movement, Workers, America, American Workers, Politics News

May Day started here, but then became an international day in support of American workers who were being subjected to brutal violence and judicial punishment. If you get to a point where the existing institutions will not bend to the popular will, you have to eliminate the institutions.

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Grace Lee Boggs Talks About The Revolutionary Life

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Massara | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Cooper Union Talks, Video, Cooper Union, Grace Lee Boggs, Revolution, Foundry, Performing Arts, Andrea Smith, Amy Goodman, Cooper Union Events, Nelson Johnson, Grace Lee Boggs Cooper Union, Grace Lee Boggs Activist, Memories of the Future, Arts News

Grace Lee Boggs is approaching the ripe old age of 97, but she doesn't seem to be tiring a bit these days It could be argued that there hasn't been a...

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The Hunger Games and the Death of Winner-Take-All Capitalism

Russell C. Smith | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Iraq War, Politics, Dystopian Fiction, Kick-Ass Warrior, Revolution, Healthy Economy, Wizards, Bloodsport, The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins the Hunger Games, Books News

In the same way Orwell wrote about 1948 and titled his novel 1984, one can ask whether The Hunger Games is a reflection of our current world or a warning of horrific things to come.

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America's Oldest National Political Holiday

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Pennsylvania Chronicle, Boston, Boston Tea Party, St Patrick, Boston Massacre, America, Stamp Act, Holiday, Liquor, Chris Weigant, Independence Day, Boston Gazette, New York Journal, Political Holiday, Toasts, Stamp Act Repeal, Revolution, Parliament, Culture News

On March 18, 1766, for the very first time America celebrated a political event together -- and they continued to do so for years afterwards. Together. As Americans -- celebrating a purely American national political holiday.

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Revolutionary Love

Eileen Flanagan | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: The Bible, Revolution, Racism, Sustainability, Justice, Love, Faith, Marriage Equality, Africa, Climate Change, Religion News

Within every spiritual tradition that I'm familiar with, there is a prophetic voice that calls us to love in a bigger, deeper way, a way that fosters compassion and transformation, not apathy.

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COMMENTARY: How My Syrian Speech Is Being Freed

Turnstyle | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Commentary, Politics, Revolution, Syria, Impact News

By "Ali Mohamed Al-Issa" EDITOR'S NOTE: Syrian expatriate "Ali Mohamed Al-Issa," now residing in the U.S., writes about how he and his fellow citizen...

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Who's Your Favorite Female Warrior?

Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Native American Soldiers, Laura Burhenn, Female Revolutionaries, Revolution, Omaha Arts, Female Warriors, Omaha, Female Artists, New Revolutionists, Slidepollajax, Feminism, Arts News

Most would agree that something is messed up with women's representation today. The poses women strike in fashion spreads makes them appear doll-like,...

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Gregory Peck's Grandson Heads To 'The Selection'

Posted 04.27.2012

Gregory Peck's grandson is heading to The CW. Ethan Peck, who previously starred on ABC Family's "10 Things I Hate About You" adapatation, will st...

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Time for a 'Soccer Spring' Revolt!

Alan Black | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Capello Coach Quits, Fa, Revolution, English Soccer, Soccer Spring, Capello Quits, Capello England, Capello Soccer, Sports News

Corruption pervades, money talks, the players live in ivory towers, ticket prices keep out the poor, the servants in Downton Abbey are treated better by their masters. Let the England coach be chosen by a referendum of the fans!

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In London, Egypt's Wael Ghonim Criticises 'Western Double Standards'

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Wael Ghonim, Google, Arab Spring, Twitter, World, Egypt, Revolution, UK Tech, Muslims, Hosni Mubarak, Facebook, Syria, UK News

Are Arabs better or worse off following the 2011 revolutions? Did the Arab Spring make the world a safer place and should the UK and USA accept the new democratically-elected governments of the Middle East if the people vote-in religious parties which may oppose Western interests?

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Dispatch From a High-Temperature Republic

Peter Mandel | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Strip Malls, Revolution, Tax Rates, Suburban Blight, Wealth Disparity, Banana Republics, Gun Ownership, Death Penalty, Big Box Stores, National Disunity, Job Training, Occupy Movement, Tea Party Movement, American Decline, Politics News

Prices may be low, but the Republic's economy is slow and there are hundreds of thousands who can't keep up. "Jobs exist," insist local experts. "But our workforce isn't trained." In fact, many high school graduates here have a hard time reading and doing basic math.

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The Unfinished Revolution: We Must Stand Shoulder to Shoulder With the Egyptian Protesters

Bianca Jagger | Posted 03.26.2012

The Egyptian peoples' revolution that began a year ago today must not be allowed to be hijacked by the military. The Egyptians, more than ever, need the support of the international community during this critical period, to achieve their goals.

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Ten Steps for Radical Revolution USA

Bill Quigley | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Direct Democracy, US Military, Human Rights, Corporate Responsibility, Property Rights, USA, Keystone XL Pipeline, Revolution, Privatization, Decriminalization, Corporate Personhood, Reparations, Impact News

If those in government and those in power do not help the people do what is right, people seeking change must together exercise our human rights and bring about these changes directly.

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It's a Mad, Mad World

Paul J. Stockinger | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Election Reform, Financial Crisis, Social Change, Utopia, Revolution, Politics News

In May I will turn 71. From the perspective those years bring, I find the world seems to be changing in strange ways. It seems to be changing in funda...

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Happy Birthday, Common Sense

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Government, Pamphleteer, Thomas Paine, Pamphlet, Chris Weigant, Revolution, Independence, Britain, Common Sense, America, Paine, Politics News

Two hundred and thirty-six years ago this week, a pamphlet was published in Philadelphia. Thomas Paine's Common Sense hit the American consciousness like a bombshell -- one which would reverberate for years to come.

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Social Media in 2012: Facebook's Growing Pains, Web Video Comes of Age, and Reddit Declares War

Raymond Schillinger | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Reddit, Social Media, Revolution, Content Aggregators, Vimeo, Youtube, Facebook, Web Video, 2012, Sopa, Media News

Let's be clear: I don't see Facebook as inherently evil. I'm a bit disturbed, however, by its unheeded intrusion into our neurochemical pathways.

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Love is... ?

Maytha Alhassen | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Krishnamurti, Kahlil Gibran, Love, Revolution, Definitions, What Is Love, Love Quotes, How to Love, Mindfulness, Video, Healthy Living News

How can we hope to perfect that consummate selfishness to merge with "one" if we can't first practice that with other humans? Why should we even be qualified to receive to the peace, love, mercy and grace of God, if we cannot even be that for the other?

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The Revolution Begins in 2012

Cenk Uygur | Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Wolf Pac, Constitutional Amendment, Big Money, Big Government, Big Corruption, Revolution, 2012, Politics News

It's time for a revolution. Not a physical one, but a political one. A revolution that turns over the establishment's apple cart, challenges this corrupt system and brings back our democracy. Get ready for 2012.

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Russia's Revolutionaries are Walking Into a Trap

Simon Shuster | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Demonstrations, Olga Borovkova, Moscow, Protests, Russia, Ilya Ponomaryov, Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, Sergei Udaltsov, Revolution, World News

Although small rallies and pickets persist, nobody is talking much anymore about the rigged elections that threw a bucket of ice water onto Russia's lethargic electorate at the beginning of December.

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