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Egyptian Aak (Week 11): When Fecklessness is An Attitude.

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Bakers(Bakers protest in front of Ministry of Supply via  Elijah Zarwan)

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Just 4 billionaire tax exiles – friends of Cameron – will benefit from weak press regulation

Friendship has no limits it seems when it comes to doing favors against the public interest…

Pride's Purge

(not satire – it’s the UK today!)

The vote in parliament about press regulation tomorrow is not about freedom of speech or press freedom.

It’s about the right of exactly four billionaire press barons – most of whom don’t even reside or pay taxes in the UK – to freely lie and play fast and loose with the truth about whoever and whatever they want.

The majority of the national UK press is owned by just four people – Lord Rothermere, the two Barclay brothers and Rupert Murdoch.

These four people – all friends of David Cameron – think they are entitled to strongly influence political decisions made in a country most of them avoid paying their tax to.

After all – if these four people were all that bothered about freedom of speech – how come all four of them were so keen to propose limiting the…

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Congratulations to AmeriCorps Alums Daily Point of Light Honorees!

A Lifetime Of Service

dpol-acweek honoreesHappy AmeriCorps Week! From March 9th– 14th, AmeriCorps Alums is happy to be celebrating how Alums are “Made In AmeriCorps” and we’ve been sharing photos and stories from alumni on our wall on Facebook and using #MadeInAmeriCorps on Twitter and Instagram.

This week, two AmeriCorps alumni are being recognized for their exemplary service to their communities as recipients of the Daily Point of Light Award. The Daily Point of Light Award, distributed by Points of Light, was established by former President George H. W. Bush to engage individuals, families, businesses and groups to solve community problems through voluntary service. Click here to learn more about the award and how you can nominate an individual or group that inspires change through service.

Congratulations to our AmeriCorps Alums of North Texas Chapter Leader and award recipient #4971 Lisa Tatum and Serve DC Executive Director and award…

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