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The True Costs of Tax Breaks and Social Security
Why Social Security is a better deal for all of us that private pensions and tax-exempt savings schemes.
Why Egypt’s Revolution Is So Different
The future of Egypt will be determined by which social force, the bottom or the top, actually succeeds in filling the political void that so far has made the …
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Draft Arctic Oil Spill Agreement “Inadequate“
Environmentalists are warning that a meeting of environment ministers that took place Monday in Sweden has agreed on a weak and inadequate response plan in case of an oil …
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Debating a Court to Vet Drone Strikes
There is an interest in applying the model of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court to the targeted killing of suspected terrorists, or at least of American suspects.
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A New Manhattan Project
Thom Hartmann: Renewables are getting cheaper, and fossil fuels are getting more expensive.
How the Iraq War Was Sold
As George Bush and his national security team marched the US off to war in Iraq, they were aided by key news outlets, especially the neocon-dominated Washington Post.
Why the Republican CFPB Arguments Are Wrong
It's been almost two years, and the GOP still refuses to approve a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) director without a significant overhaul of the agency.
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The CBO Report: Six Things You Can’t Talk About in Washington
Don't talk about jobs, growth, budgeting from percentages, health care, or Europe. After all, we wouldn't want to learn from experience.
Move to National Electronic Health Records Potentially Risky for LGBT Patients
Digitized health records may be a step forward for improving overall health care, but how will they safely and competently account for the medically and socially marginalized LGBT community?
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Forty Years Later, Justice for Víctor Jara: School of the Americas Grads Indicted in Murder of the Popular Allende-Era Singer/Activist
Jara was among the first victims of the violence that swept Chile after the US-backed coup of 1973.