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The Iraq War “Surge” Myth Returns
What was ultimately left behind was not only a devastated Iraqi population but an authoritarian Shiite government.
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Even With the Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance Coverage Remains Unaffordable for Many
Any hopes that large employers would be penalized for failing to offer affordable insurance coverage to the spouses and dependent children of their employees is dashed.
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Ex-Army Officer Accuses CIA of Obstructing Pre-9/11 Intelligence-Gathering
What if the CIA had worked with, instead of against, the military? We will never know.
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ALEC to Attack North Carolina Renewable Energy Initiatives
Renewable energy is under attack. That is, of course, unless its advocates fight back.
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What a Second-Term Obama Can Learn From FDR
In essence, what FDR offered the American people was a new vision for the future.
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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.