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The Trillion Dollar Coin: A Debt Solution for the People
We the people need to take back the power to issue our own money, and we can't do it with nickels and dimes.
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Corporate Party Favors at the Inaugural Shindig
Restrictions on government contractors giving money to politicians don't apply to the inaugural. They should.
King: I Have a Dream. Obama: I Have a Drone.
Obama has not ignored King's anti-war legacy. On the contrary, the president has gone out of his way to distort and belittle it.
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Exposed! How the Billionaires Class Is Destroying Democracy
Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks: The safety net program for working class people is exclusively paid for by working class people.
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Islamists Retreat Without Fight From Towns in Central Mali as French Continue to Deploy
Without a civilian population around them, the rebels would have become far more exposed to the aerial attacks.
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In Reversal, House GOP Agrees to Lift Debt Limit
House Republicans said Friday that they would agree to lift the federal governmentu2019s statutory borrowing limit for three months.
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Best Films of 2012: Top Ten Picks From a Bumper Crop of Bold Creations
Dozens of first-rate films make 2012 one of the best years for cinema in decades.
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No, Actually, This Is What a Fascist Looks Like
When Whole Foods CEO John Mackey warned that fascism is on the rise in America, he is partially right, for all the wrong reasons.
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What’s the Cure for Shorter Lives and Poorer Health in America? Can You Say “Public Option”?
With one of the shortest lifespans of a high income country, American really cannot afford not to improve our healthcare system.
Nixon Went to China, Who Will Go to Iran?
Somehow it is good and proper for us to be killing Iranian children — although perhaps not to be talking about it.