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The Republican Implosion Myth: How Republicans Are Winning
Fidel Castro dubbed this year’s Republican primary as the “greatest competition of idiocy and ignorance the world has ever seen.” We as a nation gave him that line by …
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Wisconsin Judge Halts “Extremely Broad and Largely Needless” Voter ID Law
A Wisconsin judge has issued a temporary injunction against Wisconsin’s new voter ID law, calling it "the single most restrictive voter eligibility law in the United States.” Wisconsin’s voter …
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Koch, Cato Institute Battle Could Test Non-Profit Law Limits
Billionaires Charles and David Koch are suing in Johnson County court, trying to enforce decades-old contracts related to control of the Cato Institute, a famous libertarian think-tank based in …
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Chicago Kicks Out G8, Prepares for NATO
(Illustration: Jared Rodriguez / The Occupied Chicago Tribune) It’s not you, it’s me, said the White House in announcing their plan to move May’s G8 summit from …
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Subprime Schools Lobbyist Trent Lott Explains How He Won Over Congress
The for-profit college industry – which runs what some would refer to as “subprime schools” – is facing more and more scrutiny for its abusive practices that leave …
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The Peace Movement Needs Kucinich, With or Without Congress
(Photo: Andy Carvin / Flickr) If Congressman Dennis Kucinich becomes simply Dennis Kucinich sans the “Congressman” his value to the peace movement need not diminish. …
Raising Revenue From High-Income Households: Should States Continue to Place the Lowest Tax Rates on Those With the Highest Incomes?
State and local tax systems are regressive: they tax low-income households at higher rates than high-income households. This issue has come to light as some states, looking for ways …
Coming to a Bankster’s Mansion Driveway Near You: Occupy Our Homes
(Photo: Eric Wagner / Flickr) As one of the more promising offshoots of the Occupy movement, Occupy Our Homes - the grassroots effort to prevent evictions and …
Not Even a Fig Leaf: The Blatant Self-Dealing of Chairman McKeon
Chairman Howard “Buck” McKeon has taken self-dealing to new heights.
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Obama Unveils “Clean” Vehicle Initiative
Mount Holly, North Carolina - Mixing politics with policy, President Barack Obama returned to North Carolina on Wednesday to step up his wooing of this key election-year swing state …