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The Battle for 2014 Begins on Day One in the Senate
With the filibuster intact, Republicans are really the only Party that can pass legislation in either body.
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Austerity: The Phony Solution to a Phony Deficit Crisis
The wealthy who profit from economic decline and austerity promoted the so-called ‘fiscal cliff,’ but the way to reduce the deficit is to increase employment.
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On the Left, Seeing Obama Giving Away Too Much, Again
Just as Boehner has been under pressure from his right, Obama faces a virtual Tea Party of the left that sees his compromise as capitulation.
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The Latest Effort to Fix Election Results: Rig the Electoral College
The proposed changes to how electoral votes will be allocated are only the latest effort by Republicans to twist the democratic process.
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Obama’s Tax Threshold Concession Bodes Ill for Debt Ceiling Talks
The president won re-election promising to raise taxes on those earning more than $250,000. Now he's already capitulating.
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A Tale of Two Diplomatic Asylums: Julian Assange and Chen Guangcheng
The US has portrayed Guangcheng as a hero at the same time it hunts down Julian Assange for similar acts.
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Protecting Guns, Sacrificing (Some) Children
Given the amount of children who day every year from gun violence, the question remains, how much longer will we value firearms over lives?
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New Year’s Day Resolution: An Apology Day?
After discovering an
Sanity in a Culture of Mass Murder
Recent news reveals that Adam Lanza showed early signs of mental illness before his shooting rampage in Connecticut, Could the right counseling have saved him and the lives of …
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Dirty, Pricey, and Obsolete: Why Desalination Is Not Worth Its Salt
Efforts to curb the consumption of water are getting great results and making expensive desalination plants obsolete.