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Pay Your Taxes, Go to Gitmo?
Does paying taxes violate the law against providing aid and support to a terrorist organization?
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A Reporters’ Guide to the Koch-Funded Rich States, Poor States ALEC Report
ALEC is slated to roll out its annual “Rich States, Poor States” publication this week.
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Funding Approved for Activation of ADX/USP Thomson, New Federal Supermax Prison
Even as it touts new initiatives to reduce the number of people it holds in solitary confinement, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) continues to quietly make headway on …
Big Revamp of Pentagon’s Troubled Mission to Find Missing Soldiers Looks a Lot Like Old Revamp
Without change of leadership throughout, meaningful change could be elusive, critics say.
How US Wars Came Home With the Troops: Up Close, Personal and Bloody
Ann Jones points out just what every commentator in this country has avoided writing about and every government and military official up to the president has avoided talking about, …
Scott Walker Asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to Review John Doe Dark Money Probe
But some members of the court have a potential conflict of interest in the case.
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Want to See Where Your Taxes Go?
The National Priorities Project has done the work for you: Using a customized tax receipt calculator, you can find out exactly how the federal government spent each penny of …
The Pay’s the Thing: How America’s CEOs Are Getting Rich Off Taxpayers
Income inequality will continue to rise unless we close the performance pay loophole and curb the growth of executive compensation.
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America’s Thin-Skinned Billionaires
Paul Krugman: When people with fragile egos have great power, seriously bad things can happen.
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Why I Stand With Monica Jones: My Liberation Is Bound Up With Yours
Arizona State University student was arrested on prostitution charges after protesting Project ROSE, raising questions as to whether she was singled out for voicing her opposition.