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Private Debt – Not Government Debt – Will Destroy America
There are two kinds of debt. One thatu2019s relatively harmless. And one that can destroy us all.
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Britain Says Equine Drug May Have Entered Food Chain
A crisis over horse meat in European food products deepened on Thursday when British officials said tests showed that a powerful equine drug, potentially harmful to human health, may …
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Frederick Douglass Day: Time to Give Credit Where It’s Due
Frederick Douglass was born into slavery on (or around) Valentineu2019s Day in 1818.
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Palestine’s Peaceful Protestor: Saeed Amireh
Saeed is speaking across Skype's video messaging service. He wears a woolly hat, a jacket and dresses exactly as a European in his early 20s might. There is a …
The Clinton Economic Era Was Not a Democratic Golden Age
I just want to bring this to your attention. I've been making the point for a while that while power-holding Democrats are getting better on identity issues (issues around …
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For Electric Power Generation, the End of Fossil Fuels is In Sight
Climate change is acting like an ever-tightening vise on our energy options. Each year that passes without dramatic decreases in our use of carbon-emitting fuels means the cuts we …
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Three “Blood” Items You Probably Have In Your House Right Now
They say that ignorance is bliss and never has that been truer than in the case of modern consumer products. It seems like the more we know about the …
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Reversing Rotten Supreme Court Decisions: A Choice of Two Solutions
"The tension between what he said at his confirmation hearing and what he is doing as a justice is a blow to Roberts's reputation for candor and a further …
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I’m a Mother, Not a Terrorist
If you walked by me on the street, if you noticed me at all, it would probably be due to how much I looked like your 4th grade teacher, …
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New York Fracking Decision Delayed by Cuomo Administration, Too Early to Pop Champagne Bottles
New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration announced it won't achieve the late-Feb. deadline it set to green light fracking in New York State.