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Fascist America: Have We Finally Turned The Corner?
The author offers one of her periodic assessments of America's potential to go fascist. And the news is better than it's been in years. America has never been without …
Behind the Lobbying Effort that Helps Save Apple $2.4 Billion in Taxes a Year
The New York Times dropped another bomb on Apple’s “iEconomy” this weekend with an expose that shows how the world’s biggest corporation evades billions of dollars in taxes by …
What Did We Get for 381 US Dead Since the Death of Bin Laden?
Army Reserve soldiers render final honors at a Fallen Warrior ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, January 10, 2012. (Photo: The U.S. Army) President Obama went to Afghanistan and …
Latin America Delivers a Swift Kick
On one level, April's hemispheric summit meeting was an old fashioned butt kicking for Washington's policies in the region. The White House found itself virtually alone-Dudley Do Right Canada …
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Scams and Frauds (Plus George W. Bush and Michelle Rhee) at Upcoming Subprime College Conference in Vegas
Republic Report previously reported that former President George W. Bush will be speaking at the annual meeting of APSCU, the leading association of for-profit colleges, on June 22 at the Mandalay Bay …
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AT&T, Feds Neglect Low-Price Mandate Designed to Help Schools
At the dawn of the Internet era, Congress set out to avert a digital divide between rich and poor students. In a landmark bill, lawmakers required the nation’s phone …
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Mitch McConnell and the Chamber of Commerce Tell the Supreme Court to Double Down on Citizens United
Mitch McConnell. (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr)The Supreme Court is currently considering whether to hear a case that will enable it to correct its error in Citizens United and …
Violence, USA: The Warfare State and the Brutalizing of Everyday Life
Since 9/11, the campaign for homeland security has increasingly mimicked the tactics of the enemies its sought to crush.
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The Tinder-Box Society
Public anger and frustration can ignite in two very different ways. One is toward reforms that more broadly share the productivity gains. The other is toward demagogues that turn …
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The Stench of Bentonville Spreads to Mexico – and Back
Shoppers at a Walmart store in Mexico City, March 29, 2012. (Photo: Josh Haner / The New York Times) Wal-mart has long boasted of its “Always Low Prices,” …