Iran Teeters on the Edge of History

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National

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• Obama’s Tortured Logic
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• New York Has a Dirty Little Secret
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• The Revolution Will Be YouTubed
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• CUNY Students Mobilize for DREAM Act: Proposed Legislation Would Create Instant Path to Citizenship for 360,000 Undocumented Immigrant Youth
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• School Bullying Is Not Child’s Play
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• News Analysis: Responsibility to Protect?
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• Robot Wars
  By Eric Stoner, in the Apr 17, 2009 issue
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• The Original Tea Party
  By Thom Hartmann, in the Apr 17, 2009 issue
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Local

• Growing Up Homeless
  By Sarah Secunda, in the Jun 26, 2009 issue
  Franceska Dillella and her three children are attracting a lot of attention. The other passengers on a crowded train on the M line wear tight smiles as two-year-old Eden hollers and swings around the car’s center pole. (6 comments)
• Three Kids, No Home: Navigating the Shelter System One Step at a Time
  By Sarah Secunda, in the Jun 26, 2009 issue
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• Pay it Forward: Group Responds to Subway Fare Hike with Free Swipes
  By Julia Dunn, in the Jun 26, 2009 issue
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• A Mother’s Nightmare: A Senegalese Woman Struggles to Save Her Daughters
  By Karen Yi, in the Jun 26, 2009 issue
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• A Growing Movement to Take Action: Brooklyn Food Democracy Activism Spreads Out at the Grassroots Following Big Conference
  By Jessica Aguirre, in the Jun 26, 2009 issue
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• 123 Community Space for Youth Faces Eviction
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• The People’s Lawyer: Right to Police Persuasion
  By Ann Schneider, in the Jun 26, 2009 issue
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• Domestic Workers Struggle for Rights Amid Senate Confusion
  By Jacquie Simone, in the Jun 26, 2009 issue
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• Good Judgment: Vocal Community Support Prompts Court to Drop Charges Against Rebel Diaz
  By Jaisal Noor, in the Jun 26, 2009 issue
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International

• Iran Teeters on the Edge of History
  By John Tarleton, in the Jun 26, 2009 issue
  Since the late 19th century, Iranians have repeatedly rebelled against tyranny at home and domination from abroad. (0 comments)
• Pro-Development Legislation Repealed in Peru Following Indigenous Protests
  By Jacquie Simone, in the Jun 26, 2009 issue
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• Sri Lanka’s Bloody Conflicts Not Over Yet
  By Mahir Ali, in the Jun 5, 2009 issue
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• World Briefs
  By Indypendent Staff, in the Jun 5, 2009 issue
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• Web Exclusive: On The Streets: An Interview with Oscar Olivera
  By Liza Minno Bloom, in the May 15, 2009 issue
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• Colombia Calling: The Other Wiretap Scandal
  By Joseph Huff-Hanon, in the May 15, 2009 issue
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• Why Pakistan Will Not Become a Theocracy
  By Manan Ahmed, in the May 15, 2009 issue
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• Of Swine and Men: A Look at the Factory Farm Flu
  By Laura S. Boylan, in the May 15, 2009 issue
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• Inside Gaza: The Land of Ghosts
  By Anjali Kamat, in the Apr 17, 2009 issue
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Culture

• Michael Jackson: Mask in the Mirror
  By Nicholas Powers, in the Jul 2, 2009 issue
  “What is wrong with Michael Jackson?” I asked so much it became a punch-line. Like most jokes, it overpowered anxiety of looking at Michael’s thinning body and ghoulish face. Now that he’s dead, I can ask why we didn’t stop joking. Maybe we couldn’t afford empathy while he was alive. He might release another desperate [...] (2 comments)
• Poetic Tension: A Review of Poets for Palestine
  By Jacob Scheier, in the Jun 26, 2009 issue
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• The Rhyme Is Mightier than the Sword
  By Jaisal Noor, in the Jun 26, 2009 issue
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• Across Continents, Across Generations: A Review of Nancy Foner’s Across Generations: Immigrant Families in America, Plus an Interview with the Author
  By Karen Yi, in the Jun 26, 2009 issue
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• Web Exclusive Review and Interview: The Green Zone: How a Greening Culture Cannot Ignore the Military
  By Bryan Farrell, in the Jun 26, 2009 issue
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• Courthouse Rebel: A Review of William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
  By Soozy Duncan, in the Jun 5, 2009 issue
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• Muslim In and Out: A Review of The Islamist: Why I Became an Islamic Fundamentalist, What I Saw Inside, and Why I Left
  By Eleanor J. Bader, in the Jun 5, 2009 issue
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• Re-Forging the Working Class: A Review of Labor Law For The Rank And Filer: Building Solidarity While Staying Clear Of The Law
  By Andy Piascik, in the Jun 5, 2009 issue
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• Colonization TV Reality: A Review of Expedition Africa
  By Megan Broadwell, in the Jun 5, 2009 issue
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