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Democrats Hide When Asked About Ending High-Income Loophole to Assure Social Security’s Future
Even though the Democratic Party has presented itself as the defender of Social Security, there appears a profound unwillingness among most Democratic senators to identify their position on the …
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The Consensus Behind Militarism
Anyone in the mainstream who goes out on a limb to loudly question this oversized creature in the middle of the room known as militarism or interventionism is likely …
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The Sinking American Electorate: African-Americans Still in Depression
Among African-American voters there is a significant segment that has complained for years that their votes are taken for granted by the Democratic party.
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You Can’t Sequester Cancer
Cancer affects all, and so does the hampering of research. It's time for Congress to end the sequestration.
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Look Out Monsanto: The Global Food Movement Is Rising
The book “Harvesting Justice” isn't just a look at the world's most exciting food justice groups - it's also a knockout organizing tool. Chewing on a mouthful of locally …
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New Report Exposes Extreme ALEC Agenda in Arizona
Seventeen bills introduced in the Arizona legislature in 2013 can be tied to the American Legislative Exchange Council.
The Question of Socialism (and Beyond!) Is About to Open Up in These United States
The two most looked-up words in 2012 were ‘socialism’ and ‘capitalism’.
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Lil Wayne’s Lyrical Fascism
Lil Wayne fashioned lyrics that sound as if they were written by the racists who killed Emmitt Till.
“Wisconsin Idea” Gone Bad at Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev University
The story of UW Madison's ongoing Kazakhstan involvement stands as a case study of the contradictions inherent today's ‘global universities.’
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Dr. King’s “Two Americas” Truer Now than Ever
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words are as prescient as ever as American society's chasm between the super-rich and poor is wider and deeper than ever.