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A Super Bowl of Struggle?
DeMaurice Smith, head of the NFL players union, addresses the media at a press conference, at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel Media Center, in Dallas, February 3, 2011. (Photo: Barton …
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UK Panel: Executive Compensation Is a “Market Failure“
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Rising inequality is in the news. Occupiers from Wall Street to Winnipeg have made rising inequality a cornerstone of their campaign. Labels …
Who REALLY Pays Taxes
(Photo: TaxBrackets.org) As US capitalism suffers from a crisis now in its fifth year with no end in sight, the Republican presidential candidates and Obama endlessly repeat …
A Competitive Dollar: The Missing Link in President Obama’s Manufacturing Agenda
In his State of the Union Address last week, President Obama announced a renewed commitment to manufacturing in the United States. While the commitment to rebuilding the country's manufacturing …
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Romney Opens Lead in Florida as Republican Rivals Start to Look Elsewhere
Orlando, Fla. — Mitt Romney opened a commanding lead in Florida Sunday, driving his rivals to start shifting their sights to other states as more suitable battlegrounds to keep …
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Buying Our Future
Already, four of the top GOP presidential contenders have dropped out. Michele Bachmann went first, because she was too wacky, followed by Jon Huntsman, because he was too sane. …
Iranian Aircraft Carriers in the Gulf of Mexico: It Can’t Happen Here
Exclusive: New Iranian Commando Team Operating Near U.S. (Tehran, FNA) The Fars News Agency has confirmed with the Republican Guard’s North American Operations Command …
Fact-Checking Obama’s State of the Union Speech, Part 1: Jobs
On January 24, 2012, President Obama delivered his latest State of the Union (SOTU) speech to Congress. It heavily emphasized economic themes, among which were jobs, manufacturing, trade, the …
The Party of Our Discontent? An Interview With Green Party Candidate Jill Stein
Green Party candidate for President Dr. Jill Stein in Madison, Wisconsin on December 16, 2011. (Photo: ra_hurd) Discontent with the political system as a whole is rising, …
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Four Psychologists at the Gates of Hell: A Fable for Our Time
A Guard in a cell block at Camp 6, Camp Delta, located at the Guantanamo Naval Station in Cuba, in October, 2007. (Photo: Todd Heisler / The New York …