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Everything We Know About What’s Happened Under Sequestration
The cuts span a wide range of federal programs and departments; here is what we know so far.
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Ten Ways the Wealthy Dodge Taxes
Unlike the offshore account tax fraud that gets so much press and regulatory attention, many of the most egregious tax avoidance scams are perfectly legal.
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What Immigration Reform Could Mean for American Workers, and Why the AFL-CIO Is Embracing It
Robert Reich: Immigration reform is part of labor's long-term strategy.
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Kitchen Sink Socialism
We don't need gay marriage to ‘ruin’ one man, one woman, one mortgage relationships; austerity is doing that just fine, says Andrew Fogle.
Revolution Is a Warm Gun: Rethinking the Left’s Positions on Violence and Gun Control
Arun Gupta: ‘Society awash in guns is more of a detriment to the left project of emancipation than a means to secure it.’
Ten Years After the Iraq Invasion, Protest Drones in April
The Obama administration employs lethal drones for illegal targeted attacks around the world – notably in Afghanistan, Somalia, Pakistan, and Yemen, where hundreds of civilians have been killed. The …
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To Jimmy (and Jose), with Love: I Walk Freely Among Racism
When Jose Vilson posts a blog, I read carefully, and I don't multitask. Why? I am a privileged, white male who has lived his entire 52 years in the …
Delegation of Lakota Elders Waiting to be Received by the UN Secretary General
A delegation of Lakota elders has travelled to the United Nations in New York City to deliver an official complaint of ongoing genocide against the United States government. The …
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Democrats Hide When Asked About Ending High-Income Loophole to Assure Social Security’s Future
Even though the Democratic Party has presented itself as the defender of Social Security, there appears a profound unwillingness among most Democratic senators to identify their position on the …
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The Consensus Behind Militarism
Anyone in the mainstream who goes out on a limb to loudly question this oversized creature in the middle of the room known as militarism or interventionism is likely …