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Can an Unequal Economy Self-Correct?
Lars Osberg, Instability Implications of Increasing Inequality: What can be learned from North America? Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. May 2012. Economist Lars Osberg has been writing about income distribution since …
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Lobbyists From Just One Association Plan to Spend $80 Million in Corporate Cash to Elect Pro-Big Business Congressmen This Year
Truthout has licensed this content. It may not be reproduced by any other source and is not covered by our Creative Commons license. Republic Report is an investigative …
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Wisconsin Recall Roundup – May 29, 2012
Today, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Dan Bice revealed the existence of potentially explosive emails uncovered as part of the John Doe criminal investigation of Governor Scott Walker’s former staff during the time that …
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The End of the Euro: A Survivor’s Guide
In every economic crisis there comes a moment of clarity. In Europe soon, millions of people will wake up to realize that the euro-as-we-know-it is gone. Economic chaos awaits …
Unleashed: Globalizing the Global War on Terror
As he campaigns for reelection, President Obama periodically reminds audiences of his success in terminating the deeply unpopular Iraq War. With fingers crossed for luck, he vows to do …
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Beyond Corporate Capitalism: Not So Wild a Dream
Itu2019s time to put the taboo subject of public ownership back on the progressive agenda. It is the only way to solve some of the most serious problems facing …
In Kabul, No One Hears the Poor
Asked about the notion that the U.S. is protecting Afghan women, Nekbat said that whatever officials claim in this regard, they are bringing no help.
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Homophobia Threatens to Turn Democracy Into a Fundamentalist Theocracy
The long-term unemployment, the collapse of housing prices, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the draconian cuts in social spending have created a climate in which the vulnerable, …
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Boot the Billionaires
President Obama probably didn’t change many votes with his announcement that he had completed his evolution on gay marriage, but it was the right thing to do. Coming a …
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EXCLUSIVE: From Hopeful Immigrant to FBI Informant – the Inside Story of the Other Abu Zubaidah
Hesham opened the envelope at the bar, expecting a green card. Instead it was a subpoena from the FBI, which would force him to testify—against his brother.