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Justice Scalia Should Quit
E.J. Dionne Jr: So often, Scalia has chosen to ignore the obligation of a Supreme Court justice to be, and appear to be, impartial.
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One Million Jobs or Two Million Layoffs? It’s Decision Day on Transportation Bill
There are reports that Congress is at last about to reach a deal on a transportation bill, exactly 1,001 days after the expiration of the last transportation reauthorization bill …
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Killer Drone Attacks Illegal, Counterproductive
The Bush administration detained and tortured suspected militants; the Obama administration assassinates them. Both practices not only visit more hatred upon the United States; they are also illegal.
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The Forces of “Stability” Win in Greece; Social Disintegration Continues
Over the last months the three coalition parties had formed an unofficial group centered on the idea that Greece should remain in the Eurozone at all costs.
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How to Fix Health Care Without the Mandate
70 percent of Americans favor expanding the existing Medicaid program to cover more low-income, uninsured adults.
Election Countdown 2012: Occupy Detroit Succeeds in Keeping People in Their Homes, and More
Daily countdown to the election, with links that keep you in the know!
After the 99% Spring: What Comes Next
The New Bottom Line is hardly more than a year old. Yet, in its short life, the network has been at the fore of several high-profile campaigns - including …
Controversial Drug Receives Military Restrictions and FDA Warnings as Its Patent Expires
The military blew millions of dollars only to discover that antipsychotics are not effective against post-traumatic stress disorder.
The European Financial Transactions Tax: Robin Hood or Sheriff of Nottingham?
The leaders of continental Europe's four biggest countries agreed at last week's euro zone summit on the principle that the European Union should move toward imposing a tax on …
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The US Postal Service: It’s Not About Profit!
The right-wing mantra these days seems to be that every government activity should make a profit and those that don't should be privatized so that someone in the private …