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Why Unions Are Different
When I was elected to Congress in 2008, I asked to join the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). Why? Because I was a government employee. The AFGE negotiates …
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The Speech President Obama Should Have Given About Guns
“Three moments in time during one, agonizing week in America. Thirty-two people dead. And one, inescapable conclusion: None of us should own a gun. Period,” writes John …
Let’s Nationalize the Federal Reserve
Our neighborhood friendly central bank, the Federal Reserve, has been doing its job lately, but something still seems wrong with it.
The Lakota’s Red Cry
New trailer for the film
Violence is Deeply Rooted in American Culture: An Interview With Henry A. Giroux
In the aftermath of a public and tragic mass shooting, statistics alone does not explain the spectacle of mass violence in America. Henry Giroux explains why.
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Big Media Behaving Badly
The problem with big media is that
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Obama EPA Shut Down Weatherford, Texas Shale Gas Water Contamination Study
The Obama Administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) censored a smoking gun scientific report related to shale gas contamination in Texas.
Hit Movies Miss Mideast Realities
Oscar buzz is humming about two movies recounting real-life chapters of U.S. policy in the Middle East, but neither provides an in-depth examination of the reality behind the events..
Post Iraq War US Intel Chief Praised
Thomas Fingar, former Director of the National Intelligence Council, will receive and award for Integrity in Intelligence, for his work to push us closer to a war with Iran.
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Militants Seize Americans and Other Hostages in Algeria
Attack could expand conflict previously confined within neighboring Mali.