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Captured Fugitive Claims He Has New Identity

AP | By BARRY HATTON | Posted 12.02.2011

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By BARRY HATTON, Associated Press LISBON, Portugal -- Captured American fugitive George Wright will claim a new identity to prevent the U.S. from e...

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The 2-Party System Is Dead -- What's Next?

Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Thomas Friedman, 2 Party System, Americans Elect, Deliberative Democracy, Self-Government, 3rd Party, Third Way, Broken Government, Citizen, Politics News
Jeffrey Abelson

Well, it's on. The latest political gold rush to form a viable 3rd party. At the top of the food chain, backed by hedge fund guys, is Amercans Elect...

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4-Year-Old Deported By Feds Is Coming Home

Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Illegal Immigrants, Citizenship, Undocumented Immigrants, Department of Homeland Security, Dhs, Customs and Border Protection, Ny News, Deportation, Illegal Immigration, Citizen, Emily Ruiz, 4-Year-Old Deported, Undocumented Immigration, Birthright Citizenship, New York News

The 4-year-old US citizen who was de facto deported by Customs and Border Protection is coming back to America, in style. "Immigration treated her li...

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Elise Foley

Feds Send 4-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Back To Guatemala

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A 4-year-old girl born in New York was detained by immigration officials and then sent back to Guatemala, separating her from her parent...

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Memos From the Developing World: The State and Me

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Policy, Social Policy, Direct Transfers, Citizen, Poverty, Government, State, World Poverty, World News
Marcelo Giugale

Over the past two decades, most developing countries (35 of them in Africa alone) began to make direct cash transfers to their poor. Initially, this w...

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Cyber-Intelligence -- Restore the Republic of "Of, By, and For"

Robert David Steele | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert David Steele

This week's book post, Infinite Wealth for All, set the stage for this week's Politics post, which focuses on The New Craft of Cyber-Intelligence -- a...

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100 Reasons for a Christmas Miracle

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

Advent is a season of hope. The DREAM Act has been before Congress for the past 10 years. The time for waiting is over. It is time for the Senate to give hope and a future to hundreds of thousands of other DREAMers across the US.

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My Talk With Tom Atlee: Primer on Citizen Intelligence

Robert David Steele | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert David Steele

Deliberative dialog, in my personal view, excels when it first establishes the "best truth" and moves from there to generate new possibilities. Truth lays the foundation for reconciliation and wise public policy.

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Apathy Is Still The Enemy

Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corey Booker, Disengaged, Apathy, I Have a Dream, Glenn Beck, Jfk, Lincoln Memorial, Civil Rights, Beck, Passive, Ideals, American Dream, Citizen, Politics News
Jeffrey Abelson

Well, the Lincoln Memorial Beckanalia has come and gone, and all the handwringing and ridiculing that led up to it has subsided. But there's one critical thing that still needs to be said.

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Citizens, Resist the Squeeze Play on Your Minds

Rev. Chuck Freeman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. Chuck Freeman

Sharpen your eyes and ears to the noun the corporate media uses to reference you. Every time you are referred to as a consumer (which is virtually every time), say resolutely to yourself, "Citizen."

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Newt Gingrich WRONG: Says British Shoe Bomber 'Richard Reid Was An American Citizen' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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***UPDATED*** Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich appeared on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Tuesday, leveling harsh criticism against the Obama...

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Diversionary Dangers of Amending the Constitution

Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Supreme Court, Civic Ignorance, Constitutional Amendment, Constitutional Convention, Political Ignorance, Larry Lessig, Citizens United, 30 Second TV Spot, Uninformed, Dysfunctional Democracy, Money in Politics, Special Interests, Citizen, Political Corruption, Robert Borosage, Politics News
Jeffrey Abelson

Post Citizens United vs. FEC, Americans should be less concerned with who spends money on campaigns and more concerned by ill-informed citizens who enable that spending to have a profound effect.

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Is Apathy Socially Redeeming?

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Russ Wellen

We're citizens of the nation that put participatory democracy on the map for God's sake. How did we arrive at this sad state of affairs, which I call the enduring enigma of the American public?

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Democracy 3.0

Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeffrey Abelson

We -- The People -- need a radical upgrade in the way we practice democracy.

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This Thanksgiving Remember the Immigrant, Pilgrim

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

The broken nature of America's immigration system is deeply felt during the holidays by millions in the United States who long to be reunited with their loved ones.

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Optimizing Democracy

Jeffrey Abelson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeffrey Abelson

While issue after mega-issue begs in vain for wise and farsighted solutions from our fearless leaders -- politically-engaged citizens shake their heads in disgust and disbelief.

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WATCH: Front Goup "Energy Citizens" Locks Out Real Grassroots: Why Does Big Oil Hate America?

Andy Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Wilson

Though the Netroots has gotten the message loud and clear: these are really just company picnics, not uprisings of real grassroots support

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Elite Pakistani Students Pick Up Trash To Clean Up The Country

Nosheen Abbas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nosheen Abbas

Tired of hearing people complain about what's wrong with Pakistan, these students decided to do something about it by meeting every Sunday to clean up trash.

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A Letter To That Nutty Birther Lady

Beth Armogida | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beth Armogida

I saw the video clip of your passionate speech to Representative Mike Castle on YouTube right after I watched a cat do the Riverdance.

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Birther myth strong among Colorado GOP

Brendan Nyhan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brendan Nyhan

An update on state polling on the Obama birth certificate myth -- Public Policy Polling has released a preview of a new poll showing that 43% of Color...

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Goodbye/Hello 2 "Consumer: a Retro Concept"

Patt Cottingham | Posted 05.25.2011

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Patt Cottingham

Goodbye to the limiting branding and marketing models of consumerism. Hello to taping into the richer branding and marketing models of citizenry.

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Small And Apart

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yoani Sanchez

Last week we were talking about ants, people and the small traditions that sustain us day to day. Well, a few meters from my house I found this bil...

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I'd Love To Choose

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yoani Sanchez

It has risen up, these days, the desire to fold the ballot, to push it into the slot and to know that with it goes my stentorian shout that demands: "to choose."

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Company B, Citizen: Dances For Our Troubled Times

Tonya Plank | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tonya Plank

The 1940s, a time of war and economic crisis, appears to be a popular period to revisit in the performing arts world right now, with Doctor Atomic, an...

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The Responsibilities of Citizenship: A Bundle of Literacies

Charles M. Firestone | Posted 05.25.2011

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Charles M. Firestone

Literacy today is not simply learning to read. There are additional literacies -- abilities to understand and operate -- in 21st century America.

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