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Rick Santorum Challenges John F. Kennedy’s Secular Promise
When it comes to the separation of church and state, presidential hopeful Rick Santorum says John F. Kennedy got it all wrong. When Kennedy was running for …
Stop Online Piracy Act Debate Highlights Congress’ Ignorance
When members of Congress earlier this month considered the Stop Online Piracy Act — better known to anyone who actually hangs out on the Internet as #SOPA — the …
“Energy in Depth,” “Counterinsurgency” Tactics and Astroturf “Energy Citizens“
The corporations pushing for expanded “hydraulic fracturing” (“fracking”) for “natural gas” are putting big money into PR campaigns due to growing citizen concerns about this damaging drilling process. At …
Economic Predictions for 2012 to 2013
A worker begins sweeping Times Square after New Year's Eve celebrations ended in New York, January 1, 2012. (Photo: Marcus Yam / The New York Times) A …
A Betrayal of the Founders
President Barack Obama desecrated the Constitution that he and I swore to defend when he signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012, which includes language violating the Bill …
The Pentagon’s Biggest Overrun: Way Too Many Generals
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will lay out a plan today to cut the Pentagon's budget as required by the White House and …
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Time to Stop Being Cynical About Corporate Money in Politics and Start Being Angry
(Photo: nathanrandall; Edited: JR / TO) My resolution for 2012 is to be naïve - dangerously naïve. I’m aware that the usual recipe for political …
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Ron Paul’s Fetish on Civil Rights
GOP Presidential candidate Ron Paul just can’t seem to help himself when it comes to his fetish on a law which has been on the books for nearly five …
President Sidesteps GOP Obstruction With Consumer and Workers’ Rights Appointments
President Obama moved an obstructing GOP out of the way earlier today, announcing that he was making a recess appointment to get the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) up …
Iowa: Republican for a Day
Say what you will about the justice and propriety of Iowa’s perennial first-in-the-nation shot at naming presidential front-runners, the state’s caucuses have a lot going for them as democratic …