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The NYPD's Violent Crackdown on Occupy Wall Street Protesters

A dispatch from the scene.

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| Thu Oct. 6, 2011 12:10 PM PDT

Flat-Lining the Middle Class

Economic numbers to die for.

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| Thu Oct. 6, 2011 10:48 AM PDT

Obama: Held Hostage No More?

The president signals that he's done negotiating with the recalcitrant Republicans.

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| Thu Oct. 6, 2011 10:26 AM PDT

Rand Paul Backs Fringe UN Gun Conspiracy

The senator claims the United Nations is coming for your handguns. That's news to the UN.

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| Thu Oct. 6, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

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Why This Prominent UK Enviro Caused a National Security Freakout

And why the feds were so interested in super glue.

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| Thu Oct. 6, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

From Wisconsin to Wall Street, an Economic Reckoning

The Badger State uprising and Occupy Wall Street are different—but have been fueled by the same profound crisis.

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| Thu Oct. 6, 2011 3:00 AM PDT
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Obama's Broken Promise on GMO Food Labeling

A sustainable-food coalition is putting fresh heat on the FDA to let people know what they're eating.

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| Thu Oct. 6, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Watch Young Steve Jobs Unveil Apple Macintosh in 1984

The bow tie. The scrolling text display. The theme song from "Chariots of Fire." The world would never be the same.

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| Wed Oct. 5, 2011 5:51 PM PDT
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Boehner Against Job-Saving China Currency Bill—WTF?

Popular bipartisan crackdown on manipulation of the yuan could save 900,000 US jobs.

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| Wed Oct. 5, 2011 4:05 PM PDT

Are Korea Trade Pact Boosters Selling "Snake Oil"?

As Congress mulls over a deal to rival NAFTA, small manufacturers cry foul.

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| Wed Oct. 5, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Occupy Wall Street, Powered by Big Labor

Can major unions help grow the fledgling protest movement into a force to be reckoned with?

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| Wed Oct. 5, 2011 3:00 AM PDT
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The Best of #OccupySesameStreet

What happened when a Wall Street spoof went viral.

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| Tue Oct. 4, 2011 4:52 PM PDT
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Beating Al Qaeda With Pizza, Cookies, and the Koran

The story of FBI interrogator Ali Soufan is a rebuke to Bush-era torture policy and ongoing Islamophobia.

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| Tue Oct. 4, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Map: Occupy Wall Street, a global movement

Our roundup of arrests, a timeline of key events, and more.

—By the Mother Jones news team

 | Tue Oct. 4, 2011 3:00 AM PDT
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Inequality Kills Growth

Why a country with a declining middle class is like a sinking ship.

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| Tue Oct. 4, 2011 3:00 AM PDT
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Is Cooking Really Cheaper Than Fast Food?

Only if you forget to account for labor.

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| Tue Oct. 4, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Facing Perry's "Niggerhead" Scandal, Conservatives Slam…Herman Cain

Postracial politics? Yeah, right.

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| Mon Oct. 3, 2011 9:14 AM PDT
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Michael Ondaatje, Among Thieves

The literary master discusses his fear of vampires, love of mongrels, and penchant for writing about pickpockets.

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| Mon Oct. 3, 2011 3:00 AM PDT
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Brown Lloyd James: Lobbying for Backers of a Terrorist Group

The international PR firm that repped Qaddafi and Assad takes on a new controversial client: supporters of the Iranian opposition outfit Mujahideen-e-Khalq.

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| Mon Oct. 3, 2011 3:00 AM PDT

Extreme Makeover: Mideast Autocrat Edition

From Moammar Qaddafi to the house of Saud, six repressive rulers who hired PR firms to help clean up their images

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| Mon Oct. 3, 2011 3:00 AM PDT