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The Obama Apology That Is Needed
My fellow Americans, tonight I want to apologize for the results of my efforts in reforming US healthcare.
No One Died at Healthcare.gov: The Phony Crisis of Obamacare
The heart of Obamacare is about ensuring that people will be able to get reasonably priced insurance regardless of their health.
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My Tea Party vs. The Oligarchs
This is where the so-called Tea Party comes into play, essentially playing the role of what political commentators call u201cuseful idiots.u201d
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Feeding the Flame of Revolt
As our country continues to protect the corporate interests of the ruling class Jeremy Hammond reminds us that no one can save us but ourselves.
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Surviving Climate Change: Is a Green Energy Revolution on the Global Agenda?
With an awareness of climate change growing and as intensifying floods, fires, droughts, and storms become an inescapable feature of daily life across the planet, more people are joining …
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Astroturf “Fix the Debt” Caught Ghostwriting for College Students
u201cFix the Debtu201d and its pet youth group, The Can Kicks Back, have been caught writing op-eds for college students and placing the identical articles in papers across the …
Fracking Unfocus: How the EPA’s Long-Awaited Hydraulic Fracturing Study Could Miss the Mark
The EPA study probing the fracking industry's threats to drinking water is delayed at least two years and may not address issues related to water and air contamination.
European Progress Toward a Financial Transactions Tax
Federal election results virtually have assured that Germany will adopt a financial transactions tax. Where Germany leads, the rest of the EU is likely to follow, notwithstanding UK resistance.
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German Expose of America’s “Secret War” Attracts Quick, Strong US Rebuttal
The US Embassy calls German allegations of privacy breach false and visa versa in the latest political mud slinging debacle caused by the NSA surveillance scandal.
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In the Wake of Haiyan, We Must Divest from Fossil Fuels
The devastation in the Philippines reminds us of our responsibility to stop profiting from the wreckage caused by companies whose business plan includes destroying the planet.