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The Government Is Open Again … Now What?
Rather than putting the deficit first, we should instead put people first and shift the conversation to creating good jobs and understanding government's role in that.
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The NSA Isn’t Foiling Terrorist Plots
There's still no credible evidence that the NSA's massive digital surveillance has disrupted any terrorist plots.
Do We Need Another Rolls-Royce Showroom?
A tiny tax on global personal wealth over $1 million could ensure that no child anywhere on the planet has to live in extreme poverty.
WikiLeaks Cables About a Tiny Country Like Iceland Expose the Dark Depths of American Empire
A Chelsea Manning-leaked cable showed how Iceland asked the US to stop European ‘bullying,’ just the first of a deluge of revelations detailing how America throws around its weight.
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Glenn Greenwald and the $250 Million “Angel Investor“
Journalist Glenn Greenwald is leaving British newspaper The Guardian to join a media organization started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.
Undressing Fashion: What It Says About Gender, Sex, and Power
We get dressed every day; what do our style choices say about us? Authors of the book ‘Fashion Talks: Undressing the Power of Style’ Marjorie Jolles and Shara Tarrant …
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Jim Hightower | Health Care Hypocrisy
Senator Ted Cruz declined taxpayer-funded coverage because of his wife's Cadillac policy.
The Abject Failure of Reaganomics
House Republicans got next to nothing from their extortion strategy of taking the government and the economy hostage, but they are sure to continue obstructing programs that could create …
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Whether or Not You Like It, You’re Helping McDonald’s Succeed
That is, U.S. taxpayers, whether they eat at McDonaldu2019s, Subway, etc. or not, are subsidizing the very fast food restaurants that offer criminally underpaid jobs.
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What to Expect During the Cease-Fire
Our real economic problem continues to be a dearth of good jobs along with widening inequality; the president must not surrender under this cease fire.