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What a Second-Term Obama Can Learn From FDR
In essence, what FDR offered the American people was a new vision for the future.
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The Trillion Dollar Coin: A Debt Solution for the People
We the people need to take back the power to issue our own money, and we can't do it with nickels and dimes.
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Corporate Party Favors at the Inaugural Shindig
Restrictions on government contractors giving money to politicians don't apply to the inaugural. They should.
King: I Have a Dream. Obama: I Have a Drone.
Obama has not ignored King's anti-war legacy. On the contrary, the president has gone out of his way to distort and belittle it.
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Exposed! How the Billionaires Class Is Destroying Democracy
Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks: The safety net program for working class people is exclusively paid for by working class people.
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Islamists Retreat Without Fight From Towns in Central Mali as French Continue to Deploy
Without a civilian population around them, the rebels would have become far more exposed to the aerial attacks.
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In Reversal, House GOP Agrees to Lift Debt Limit
House Republicans said Friday that they would agree to lift the federal governmentu2019s statutory borrowing limit for three months.
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Best Films of 2012: Top Ten Picks From a Bumper Crop of Bold Creations
Dozens of first-rate films make 2012 one of the best years for cinema in decades.
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No, Actually, This Is What a Fascist Looks Like
When Whole Foods CEO John Mackey warned that fascism is on the rise in America, he is partially right, for all the wrong reasons.
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What’s the Cure for Shorter Lives and Poorer Health in America? Can You Say “Public Option”?
With one of the shortest lifespans of a high income country, American really cannot afford not to improve our healthcare system.