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How to Cut Megabanks Down to Size
It is a prevailing myth in Washington: big bailouts are over for good. Never again, the line goes, could giant financial institutions imperil the nation’s economy. This is nonsense, …
Minimum Wage Hikes Do Not Cause Inflation
Contrary to what conservative economists believe, Jeannette Wicks-Lim argues, a raise in minimum wage does not impact inflation or the overall cost of living in America.
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Swell Times for America’s Swollen Fortunes
Americau2019s political leaders took it upon themselves to start hacking away at the federal estate tax.
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12 Ways Obama Smacked Down the Right in His Inauguration Speech
President Barack Obama's second inaugural address was music to the ears of many progressives.
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TSA Removes X-Ray Body Scanners from Airports
The Transportation Security Administration will remove all X-ray body scanners from airports because privacy software could not be developed on time.
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A Time for “Sublime Madness“
It is only those who can retreat into the imagination who uncover the physical and psychological strength to resist.
Team Obama Mastered the Science of Mass Persuasion – And Won
Each person got a score, and the scores drove the army of Obama volunteers' every move.
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Henry A. Giroux | The New Extremism and Politics of Distraction in the Age of Austerity
Important issues like creeping authoritarianism are being buried in the fog of manufactured crises.
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A Second Inaugural, A Second Conspiracy
The Billionaire Class wonu2019t rest until theyu2019re assured that what happened today never happens again.
What Are ‘Peacekeepers’ Doing in a Haitian Industrial Park?
Thousands of Haitians may be inside the complexu2019s 47 buildings hurriedly stitching tens of thousands of T-shirts for the North American market, but the wide, tree-lined streets between the …