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We’re Asking the Wrong Question About the Debt Ceiling
Just in time for Halloween, the specter of a nation-paralyzing debt crisis threatens to rise once again from the crypt of bad ideas.
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Living Under the Metal Osprey
We will make it ever more difficult for the US to maintain its overseas bases.
Jerry Brown Signs Two Oil Spill Bills, but Marine Areas Aren’t Fully Protected
Four marine protected areas were imperiled by the oil spill that started at Refugio State Beach.
Bipartisan Budget Deal Averts Devastating Cuts but Lets Pentagon Sidestep Caps
If the budget deal is approved, a new Pentagon slush fund would enable the military budget to rise even further above legislated caps.
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Charles Blow Began His Search for a Personal, Racial and Sexual Identity in a House With No Steps
“Fire Shut Up in My Bones” is a meditation on race, gender, class and sexuality in the US today.
We Need to Put a Price on Carbon
The fossil fuel industry is the only industry that doesn't have to pay to clean up its own waste.
With Boehner Gone, Nothing Stands Between Wall Street and the Tea Party Disaster It Created
As a friend of big business and guard against the Tea Party fringe, House Speaker John Boehner will be missed by Wall Street.
The Threat of Extreme Inequality
The people who brought you the financial crisis are trying to buy the chance to do it all over again.
American Cancer Society, Stop Giving Carcinogenic Cosmetics to Women With Cancer
At a beauty workshop for women living with cancer, I was given free cosmetics - which contained chemicals linked to cancer.
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The Night the Candidates Were Speechless
Wednesday night's Republican presidential debate brings to mind one of the most memorable TV snafus in history.