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Police: Parents punished dead boy by denying water

A 10-year-old Dallas-area boy who died of dehydration after his father and stepmother kept water from him was being punished for wetting the bed, authorities say.The boy, Johnathan James died July 25 after water was kept from him for five days while temperatures soared to 10 …

Big Israel Boycott Fail in Australia

I guess the only way to properly describe the events of yesterday is like this... THE COUNTER-PROTEST WAS AWESOME!!! When the Socialist Alliance marched down to Southbank they were not counting on being outnumbered by ordinary Australians telling them to go home and that their …

CONGO: Many Indigenous Women Still Give Birth in the Forest - IPS ipsnews.net

In a survey conducted in April and May 2011, the Congolese Association for Health in Cuvette-Ouest, a non-governmental organisation based at Mbomo, in the north of the country, found that of 520 women of child-bearing age, only eight had given birth at a health centre.

Is This Comedy Monologue A Rape Confession?

What do you call it when you misrepresent yourself as someone's desired partner, don't listen when she repeatedly tells you to leave, come uninvited into her room and penetrate her while she just lies there? Well, at a recent New York City improv festival, this guy, who by his o …

Spirit Airline's Bullsh*t Response to Sexual Assault

Dear Spirit Airlines,I got your response to my letter today concerning my sexual assault on your plane and your lack of responsible reaction. I am reposting your response in entirety, as follows:

3 Things That Must Happen for Us To Rise Up and Defeat the Corporatocracy

Most Americans oppose rule by the corporatocracy but don't have the tools to fight back. Here's three things we need to create a real people's movement.

Talking to a defected Syrian army officer

Since the beginning of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in mid-March, officers have been defecting from the army and are either fleeing the country or joining the opposition. NOW Lebanon talks to a high-ranking Syrian army officer about ho …

Tim Cook: Apple's New CEO and the Most Powerful Gay Man in America

In a tragic moment for Steve Jobs, there is a bright spot: Tim Cook, who will succeed Jobs as Apple's CEO, is an incredibly thorough and detail oriented boss who has revolutionized the way computers are assembled and steadily held the confidence of Apple's employees and partn …

'You Know You're a Liberal If…’ 33 Litmus Tests for Liberals

This is a work in progress! Add your own "You know you're a liberal if" line below and we may include it in the sequel! Time for all Liberals to laugh at themselves.

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