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Tallying Up Returns on Corporations’ Political Investments
the 200 most politically active corporations spent $5.8 billion on lobbying and campaign contributions between 2007 and 2012.
Obama Refuses to Close Door on Torture
A clean break from Bush's legacy requires the Obama administration to renounce the country's use of torture.
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The Craving for Democracy
Many are unwilling to participate in an electoral game that does not provide genuine popular control.
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Dean Baker | Seven Years After: Why This Recovery Is Still a Turkey
There's no reason to believe policymakers have a better understanding of the economy today than they did seven years ago.
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Malarkey on the Potomac: Five Bedrock Washington Assumptions That Are Hot Air
People in Washington don't have time for reality. They're lost in a world of their own.
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Are Killers Still in Charge of Our Health Care?
No more Americans should die because of delayed treatments and denied doctors' visits all done in the name of increased profits.
Uncomplicated, in Afghanistan
Rhetoric from NATO and the Pentagon regularly claims that Afghans have benefited from the past 13 years of US/NATO warfare, but reports from other agencies complicate these claims.
Upon News of Plea Deal, Activists Vow to Organize Until Marissa Alexander Is Free
Marissa Alexander has chosen to accept a plea deal with the State of Florida.
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Seven Ways the Military Wastes Our Money
Hint: none of them have anything to do with national defense.
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Eight Main Street Job Creators Who Are Rebooting the Economy, Starting With Those Who Need It Most
The goal is to strengthen local economies in every corner of the United States.