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Church Puts Legal Pressure on Abuse Victims’ Group
Turning the tables on an advocacy group that has long supported victims of pedophile priests, lawyers for the Roman Catholic Church and priests accused of sexual abuse in two …
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The Widening Wealth Divide, and Why We Need a Surtax on the Super Wealthy
Let Santorum and Romney duke it out for who will cut taxes on the wealthy the most and shred the public services everyone else depends on. The rest of …
How the News Media Doesn’t Give Peace a Chance
“Israel vs. Iran” reads a recent cover of The New York Times Magazine - the words written ominously in ashes from which smoke and flame still rise. Inside the …
Psychologists Paid by Guantanamo’s Masters Will Never Dismantle Their House of Torture
Amid disturbing reports that psychologists were involved in the abuse and torture of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere, the American Psychological Association (APA) Task Force on Psychological Ethics …
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Cuts And Consequences – How Budget Cuts Hurt the Economy
Is smaller government really better for the economy? Conservatives chant that taxes and government “take money out of the economy” and we need to “cut and grow,” meaning if …
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15 Bible Texts Reveal Why “God’s Own Party” Is at War with Women
Why can’t GOP politicians trumpet their religious credentials without assaulting women? Because fundamentalist religion of all stripes has degradation of women at its core. Fundamentalist Christianity is no exception. Progressive Christians believe that …
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Rush Limbaugh Syndicator Suspends National Ads for Two Weeks
Radio-Info.com reports that Premiere Networks, which syndicates the Rush Limbaugh show, told its affiliate radio stations that they are suspending national advertising for two weeks. Rush Limbaugh is normally …
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Wells Fargo, Bank of America May Be Fined for Foreclosure Errors
Bank of America Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co.could face million-dollar fines if more than 1 percent of their foreclosure sales are found to be in error going forward, …
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Worker “Occupations” in 3 States Yield Successes, but Counterattack Begins
In the last few months, workers in three different states—at the Serious Materials factory in Chicago, at a Century Aluminum factory in Ravenswood, West Va., and at AT&T’s regional …
Why Republicans Need Remedial Math: Their Budget Plans Explode the Deficit
Members of the audience listen to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speak at a town hall style campaign event at the Mississippi Farmer's Market in Jackson, Mississippi, on March …