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The Great Medicare Switcheroo
The RNC in Tampa asserts the GOP as the party of Medicare. Its possible that someone might want to check their history on that one.
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Chicago Teachers Move Toward Strike
Other public-sector unions and community groups have rallied behind the teachers, and surveys have shown that parents strongly support the teachersu2019 position.
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Robert Reich: How Romney Keeps Lying Through His Big White Teeth
Although a half dozen fact checking organizations have refuted most of the claims in Romney's as campaigns, Republicans still manage to bypass mainstream media in an attempt to fool …
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Tax the Rich or Privatize the State?
While taxing the rich is one of Obama's most popular platforms, massive budget cuts still threaten the social programs that protect us.
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In Montreal’s Streets, the Movement Continues
The largest demonstration since the spring sent a strong message that this movement is here to stay.
Police Case for Iranian Bomb Plot Based on Tainted Evidence – Part 2
Gareth Porter dissects the Delhi police accusation against an Indian journalist and four Iranians of involvement in the bombing of an Israeli embassy car.
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The Hologram: Financial Speculation and Casino Capitalism
Chris Hedges: Dave Eggersu2019 gem of a book, A Hologram for the King, is a parable about the decadence, fragility and heartlessness of late, decayed corporate capitalism.
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Paul Ryan and the GOP’s New “Dog Whistle Politics“
A New York Times analysis found that Obama won 46 percent of whites without a college degree who earned between $30,000 and $75,000 a year.
Obamacopters Give West Papuans Another Reason to Worry
There has been talk of an arms deal between the United States and Indonesia.
Post-Katrina Reforms in New Orleans Continue to Disenfranchise African-Americans, Poor
Seven years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has become a laboratory for government reforms that often pit new residents against those who grew up here, rich against poor, and …