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Rep. Allen West’s 15 Most Outrageous Statements
In four short years in the U.S. House of Representatives, congressman Allen West has earned a reputation for making the most irresponsible statements which are clearly intended to attract …
New Bill to Weaken Protections, Incentives for Whistleblowers Sneaks Through Committee
Thanks to a lobbying effort from the US Chamber of Commerce, New York Rep. Michael Grimm's attempt to eviscerate hard-fought whistleblower reforms included in the Dodd-Frank Act is gaining …
The .0000063 Percent Election: How the Politics of the Super Rich Became American Politics
At a time when it’s become a cliché to say that Occupy Wall Street has changed the nation’s political conversation — drawing long overdue attention to the struggles of …
It’s Time We Recognized the Blair Government’s Criminality
Tony Blair. (Photo: World Economic Forum / Flickr) In the Kabuki theater of British parliamentary politics, great crimes do not happen and criminals go free. It is …
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State-Sanctioned Rape: Forced Trans-Vaginal Ultrasounds in Virginia, Texas and Iowa
Virginia is poised to send two of the most abhorrent anti-choice bills to Governor Bob McDonnell to sign. The governor, eyes trained on a vice presidential bid, has indicated …
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Jeremy Scahill: US Has Ignited Islamist Uprising in Impoverished, Divided Yemen
Has U.S. counterterrorism policy in Yemen strengthened the very threat it sought to eliminate? We speak with journalist Jeremy Scahill, who reports in a new cover story for The …
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Democratic Women Boycott House Contraception Hearing After Republicans Prevent Women From Testifying
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA). (Photo: republicanconference / Flickr) This morning, Democrats tore into House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) for preventing women from testifying before …
Capitalism, the Infernal Machine: An Interview With Fredric Jameson
The literary critic and Marxist political theorist, Fredric Jameson, has written Representing Capital: A Reading of Volume One, a book that revisits Karl Marx's most important work, Capital. On …
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On First Anniversary of Wisconsin Uprising, Gov. Walker Fights Recall Effort by Energized Movement
Today marks the first anniversary of the Wisconsin uprising that erupted after Republican Gov. Scott Walker announced plans to eliminate almost all collective bargaining rights for most public workers, …
An Interview with Occupy the SEC About Their Volcker Rule Comment Letter
February 13 was an important deadline for comment letters relating to the implementation of the Volcker Rule. One group that submitted a comment letter was Occupy the SEC, an …