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In Honduras, the International Criminal Court May Be the Last Hope
In the two years since the ICC opened its preliminary investigation, Honduras has become the murder capital of the world and among the most dangerous countries in which to …
How Google Is Helping the Gas Lobby Support Fracking
How Google stifles public discourse by favoring powerful advertisers like those pushing fracking
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Dean Heller, The Best Senator Sheldon Adelson’s Money Can Buy
There is one force standing between one of the most dangerous corporate titans and ultimate power: the American people.
Forget Petraeus: The Real Scandal Is Generals’ Corrupt Weapons Procurement
Ill-conceived weapons continue to suck taxpayer dollars - the majority of the discretionary portion of the federal budget, in fact.
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Obama Will Not Extend Bush-Era Tax Cuts, Economists Warn Against Austerity
Progressives in Obama's base are applauding the president's budget plans but warn that Washington's obsession with cutting spending could threaten the nation's economic recovery.
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Civics 101: Spending Vs. Investing
In the short-term Ryanu2019s cuts will lower the deficit. But in the long-term, those fewer investments will inflict serious harm on our nation.
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Economists Say Jobs First; Reject the Grand Swindle
Cutting programs that provide economic support to ordinary Americans to make room for more tax cuts for the wealthiest will rob America of a broad-based economic recovery.
Will GOP Governors Really Try “Nullifying” Obamacare?
A plan to end the federal health care law on the state level is underway, led by the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity and Cato Institute, with help from American …
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The “Fiscal Cliff” Is a Hoax … and a Mel Brooks Routine
Whether a crisis or a slope, the economic future of America is once again in the hands of the very people who helped destroy it, and only the American …
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Five Things to Watch for in Obama’s Second Term
Itu2019s our job to apply pressure where it will move us toward shared prosperity, ecological balance and deep democracy.