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“We were here first”: Occupied Oregon land still belongs to Paiute tribe
January 13, 2016The forcible removal of the Paiute people from the Malheur Reservation brings to mind the failure of the U.S. to live up to its treaty obligations.
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Harney County residents say go home Bundy
January 11, 2016The Bundy-led right-wing militia grouplet has little support among local residents for their call to arms; they do not want them there.
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Republican victory in 2016 would strengthen new “patrimonial oligarchy”
January 8, 2016The hateful and reactionary ideas of GOP candidates confront us with the danger we would face next November, were any one of them to be elected president.
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Gun control alone can’t curb violence
January 7, 2016Dealing with entrenched poverty costs real money, but less than we spend on the police, jails, drugs, alcoholism, and chronic illness - the dysfunction that comes from poverty.
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2015 “Are you serious?” awards
January 6, 2016Each year Dispatches From The Edge gives awards to individuals, companies, and governments that make following the news a daily adventure.
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