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The Tragedy of Greek Austerity Continues…
Austerity measures in Greece continue to widen the gap of inequality and stands as an example of how badly Austerity fails.
A Cold War Bias Toward Russia
President Obama and the mainstream U.S. press are blaming Russian President Putin for the breakdown in bilateral relations, but this simplistic view ignores the many U.S. government actions over …
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The Rape of Detroit: City Was Forced to Default so Rich Could Profit
With Detroit's most valued treasures going to the highest bidder, it seems the city of Detroit has once again been violated by its corrupt government.
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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs. Please.
“JOBS! This is work that has to be done anyway, we are behind on it, and people need the jobs,” writes Dave Johnson.
ALEC’s Attempts to Thwart Obamacare
Wendell Potter is interviewed about ALECu2019s efforts to influence the health care debate.
With Iran US Is Stuck in False Dilemma
Like Longine Symphonettes that once played over and over again, the U.S. is again playing a “false dilemma” record with Iran. When President Hassan Rouhan offered an olive branch …
In America
“In America” One by one we fall in lineTo reach for the precious prizeTo the promised landSinging "Yes we can!"Stomachs bigger than our eyesAnd it's yelled out loudIt's murmured …
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Why Banning Russia from the Olympics is a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Idea
There are few people in the sports world I respect more than Cyd Zeigler the founder of the website Outsports, which deals with the sporting lives of lesbian, gay, …
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Deadly Experiments & Contaminated Reality
Half a century ago, on the spurious grounds that extreme sacrifices were required in the battle to prevent a communist takeover of the world, the US government decided to …
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Terror Alert Now!; Tar Sands Blocked; ALEC Turns 40
OBAMA TERROR ALERTEven a former CIA analyst who was part of the team that hunted Osama bin Laden for years, Nada Bakos said- "We just showed our hand, so …