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Think Twice
You have to think of the circumstances that exist in this world. For example, discrimination based on ethnicity, class level, income, etc. Do these not count? YOUR destiny is …
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Racial Judgment
Obama spends his time speaking about the decisions people make for themselves, but it's also the government who plays a big role in the choices that people make. According …
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Why It Isn’t the Individual’s Fault
According to Obama, people can succeed due to self-responsibility. Obama says there is “no more room for excuses” and to stop blaming our hardships on our race. I disagree …
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Poverty: Just Another Conspiracy Theory?
People blame the government for all types of different problems. It's not the government's fault that a company laid off half their staff, or that someone broke their ankle …
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Congressional Republicans Violate Their Oath of Office
Republicans are shirking their sworn duty by both shutting down the government and threatening to default on its bills.
Low-Wage Workers, Top-Down Unions
SEIU may be spawning a force that will rise above its managerial powers by encouraging workers to take direct action at their workplaces.
Unconstitutional Searches and an Unaccountable Government
The U.S. border may be the next battleground for press freedom.
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Crazy Like Foxes
One of the major misunderstandings of this budget mess is that it's about Republicans just running around willy-nilly screaming “nonononono” like toddlers having a temper tantrum. I know it …
Five Ways the Government Shutdown Hurts Women Most
Despite Republicans insistance that Democrats are “focused on birth control and sex rather than making sure the government doesn't shut down,” it's becoming clear that women will be harmed …
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Conservatives Celebrate Shutdown of Government They Hate
Republicans are exercising the one power that the American People have not yet been able to take away from them: the power to destroy.