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News Corp. Hires Same Law Firm Leading US Chamber Campaign to Weaken Anti-Bribery Law
Last week, ThinkProgress raised questions about the timing of a $1 million contribution from News Corp. to the US Chamber of Commerce that came shortly before the Chamber launched …
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The European Monetary Union is the Titanic
In the past, I have called the euro zone a “roach motel”. But as usual, I've been outdone in the metaphor design department by the Italians: Guilio Tremonti, the …
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Will Iraqi Commandos Trained by US Be Turned Into Another Republican Guard?
“Anxiety Hovers Over Iraqi Commandos” reads the title of Tim Arango's July 13 “Baghdad Bureau” post in the New York Times. When one reflects back on all the suicide …
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US Health Care Problems Rooted in Private Sector, Despite Right-Wing Claims
A recent report by McKinsey and Company was seized upon by opponents of health care reform to create a new myth: that President Obama’s health insurance reform (the 2010 …
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Ray McGovern to Governor Brown on Prisons
Dear Governor Brown, I'm thinking that the Jesuits who educated you probably told you, as they did me, that Ignatius of Loyola required all Jesuits, including the …
Indigenous Groups Challenge Doctrine of Christian Discovery and Domination
Ask of Me and I shall Give to thee the Heathen as Thine Inheritance and the Uttermost parts of the Earth for Thy Possession. -Psalms 2:8 Margarita …
Local Energy, National Breakthroughs: An Interview With Deepak Bhargava of the Center for Community Change
Deepak Bhargava speaks about public education and civil rights. (Photo: Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights) "Staying true to progressive traditions means always asking the question, …
In Economic Crisis, Capitalism Delivers the Bads
(Photo: skez) Throughout its history, capitalism never succeeded in preventing recurring economic cycles or crises. However, they were usually contained within the system. Economic crises usually did …
Murdoch in the Morning, Part II: Watching Fox
What follows is a blow-by-blow breakdown of my Thursday with Fox News.
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Facing Up to the Real Cost of Carbon
Your house might not burn down next year. So you could probably save money by cancelling your fire insurance. That's a “bargain” that few homeowners would accept. …