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There’s Hope for Republicans Yet
There is a full-blown debate going on in, of all places, the Republican Party about the failings of the governing, corporate-sponsored kleptocracy. Not so on the Democratic side. Spared …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Obama Announces Plan to Give Tax Breaks to Businesses Bringing Jobs Back to the US, and More
In today's On the News segment: Two-thirds of Americans believe there are “strong” conflicts between the rich and the poor in America, president announced a new plan to give …
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Full-Blown Civil War Erupts on Wall Street: As Reality Finally Hits the Financial Elite, They Start Turning on Each Other
Finally, after trillions in fraudulent activity, trillions in bailouts, trillions in printed money, billions in political bribing and billions in bonuses, the criminal cartel members on Wall Street are …
Clinton Revives Dubious Charge of “Covert” Iranian Nuclear Site
Washington - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's charge Tuesday that Iran had intended to keep the Fordow site secret until it was revealed by Western intelligence revived …
Interview With MSNBC Host and Professor Melissa V. Harris-Perry
Melissa V. Harris-Perry, author of “Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America.” (Photo: @MHarrisPerry) Melissa V. Harris-Perry: I am not a huge fan of the …
Obama’s Mission Accomplished Moment? And a Military-First Policy on a Destabilizing Planet
Here’s the ad for this moment in Washington (as I imagine it): Militarized superpower adrift and anxious in alien world. Needs advice. Will pay. Pls respond …
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Governor Walker Accused of Over 1,000 Violations of Campaign Finance Law, Could Face $557,500 Fine
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) may have violated his state’s campaign finance law over 1,000 times in the 2010 gubernatorial campaign by failing to properly report contributions, according to …
How a Little Bit of Good Economic News Can Be Bad for the President
Two years ago the unemployment rate was 9.9 percent. Now it’s 8.5 percent. At first blush that’s good news for the President. Actually it may not be. …
Four Creepy Ways Big Pharma Peddles its Drugs
It's no secret that advertising works. Big Pharma wouldn't spend over $4 billion a year on direct-to-consumer advertising if it didn't mean massive profits. What is more …
The Washington Post: Sneaky Persians Menace Pentagon’s Noble Aim to Keep US Troops in Afghanistan Forever
In a front page exposé on January 4, The Washington Post revealed that sneaky Persian agitators are conspiring to thwart the Pentagon's noble aim of keeping 10,000-30,000 US troops …