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Another Bridge Falls – Fixing Infrastructure Fixes Jobs and Deficits
Republicans say fixing our infrastructure is just u201cmore government spending.u201d
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An Irresponsible Austerity Narrative Endures
Paul Krugman: The problem with Ireland's gross national product accounting is bigger than realized.
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Era of a New Democracy: Part I These Revolutionary Times
Two weeks after the court-martial proceeding of Bradley Manning began, an unauthorized audio recording of Manning's courtroom statement spread through social media despite extraordinary secrecy surrounding his trial. In …
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In Defense of Losers
For years now, I have chafed under pronouncements about people regarded and relegated as “losers.” Only the other day in a conversation about Leif Ericsson and his crew's reason …
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Collateral Consequences Weighed for Corporations, Not for Individuals
The vast majority of major corporate criminals are granted deferred and non prosecution agreements.
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Marching against Monsanto in “The Belly of the Beast”
People across the globe protested May 25 during the global day of action against Monsanto. More than 500 came to “the belly of the best” in Creve Coeur, Mo., …
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Is the Monsanto Protest the Next Salt March?
Is it possible that the fight against Monsanto could be a tipping point in the battle against corporate greed?
For Real Economic Recovery, Government Must Stop Favoring Banks Over Homeowners
What can local and federal governments do to resolve the foreclosure crisis for real?
The Crisis of Civilization: A Film for Our Time
The Crisis of Civilization is a documentary feature film investigating how global crises like ecological disaster, financial meltdown, dwindling oil reserves, terrorism and food shortages are converging symptoms of …
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Unlikely Coalition on Immigration Reform Rose Rapidly
Whatever one thinks of the current immigration bill, the strange bedfellows coalition that gives it momentum provides a stunning example of grassroots organizing for change.