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Questions That Need Asking
Hilary Clinton masterfully handled the Senate hearings on the attack in Benghazi proving that it is time to move on and focus US attention to the growing conflict in …
Debt Ceiling Games – Court Could End Leverage
Whether or not President Obama can simply rule to pay bills owed by the United States and bring the country financial relief depends on the courts.
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The Myth of Living Beyond Our Means
The truth is most Americans have not been living beyond their means.
Finally, the Republicans Are Afraid
House Speaker John Boehner warned his fellow Republicans that President Obama may be preparing u201cto annihilateu201d the GOP, causing critics to question how stable the Republican hold really is.
The Second Amendment’s History
In his Second Inaugural Address, President Obama reaffirmed his intent to seek gun safety laws in the wake of the Newtown massacre, as the Right insists the Second Amendment …
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How the NRA Undermined Congress’ Last Push for Gun Control
As Obama pushes for gun reform across the country, the NRA continues to rally against gun restriction of any kind, just as they did after the VA Tech shooting …
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Five Days Before Latest College Shooting, Texas Legislator Introduced ALEC/NRA Bill to Allow Guns on Campus
Just days before an altercation at the Lone Star College campus in Houston led to gun fire, a bill was passed to allow concealed weapons onto campuses.
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Can a Paradise Be Built in Hell?
Rebecca Solnit: To be passive in the face of disappointment is to ensure that injustice prevails.
Seventy Years of Nuclear Fission, Thousands of Centuries of Nuclear Waste
Without a way to safely store existing nuclear waste, a responsible government cannot continue to permit the manufacture of more.
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Occupy Everyone: Making Revolutionaries, Not a Revolution
When the next crisis hits, perhaps enough people will be