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Long-Time Senator Lugar Loses Primary Challenge in Indiana
Sen. Dick Lugar (R-Indiana) speaks during his primary night party in Indianapolis, May 8, 2012. (Photo: Peter W. Stevenson / The New York Times)Indianapolis - Richard G. Lugar, one …
Against War and Austerity, Hollande Is Right and Obama Should Agree
Newly elected French President François Hollande is coming to the White House next week to meet with President Obama ahead of the G8 and NATO summits. Two items are …
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It Is Enough: An Open Letter to the Sick at Heart
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout)The so-called ‘holy men’ of modern American conservatism are not just a problem for average sinners like you and me. Take, for example, Richard Grennell, …
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North Carolina Adds Ban on Gay Unions to Its Constitution
People leave a protest against the state Senate's vote to place a referendum on the 2012 ballot for a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, in Raleigh, North Carolina, September …
New Study Predicts Frack Fluids Can Migrate to Aquifers Within Years
A new study has raised fresh concerns about the safety of gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale, concluding that fracking chemicals injected into the ground could migrate toward drinking …
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The Drone Summit, the Lunchbox and the Invisibility of Charred Children
I was at the all-day Drone Summit in Washington DC organized by Codepink, the antiwar group whose mostly female members are famous for putting on theatrical protests while wearing …
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Special Rights for ALEC: Three States Exempt Stealth Corporate Lobbying Group From Lobbying Rules
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a tax-exempt coalition of conservative state legislators and corporations that “acts as a stealth business lobbyist,” has been subject to a steady stream of bad press and criticism in recent months. Critics have highlighted the group’s …
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The New Wall Street Racket Looting Your City, One Block at a Time
When Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced a “new and innovative” financing tool last month to help Chicago renovate failing infrastructure without precipitating another budget crisis, many in the city were …
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Most Workers Shut Out of Wage Gains in Past 40 Years
Brian Beutler reports in Talking Points Memo that the liberal Economic Policy Institute is coming out soon with a new edition of their annual report, ‘The State of Working America.” A graph …
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Britain’s Leaders Force Nation Down Wrong Economic Path
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate)When David Cameron became prime minister of Britain and announced his austerity plans — buying completely into both the confidence fairy …