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Capitulation, Not Compromise, Led to a Debt Deal
President Barack Obama signed an agreement on August 2 that raised the United States’ debt ceiling. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / The New York Times) What would …
Native American Punk Band Fights to Preserve Sacred Mountain from Ski Resort
Jeneda and Clayson Benally of the Native American punk band Blackfire are suing the U.S. Forest Service over plans to turn Flagstaff's waste water into snow for a …
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Washington’s Three-Ring Circus
President Barack Obama with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) in a meeting with Congressional leaders about raising the national debt limit, in Washington on July 14, 2011. (Photo: Doug …
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Mysterious Wisconsin “Gun Group,” Coordinated on Misleading Absentee Ballot Mailings
On Saturday we posted an article detailing the similarities, and apparent coordination, in misleading “Absentee Ballot Application” mailers sent out to Democratic voters by both the David Koch-founded Americans …
Secretive Corporate-Legislative Group ALEC Holds Annual Meeting to Rewrite State Laws
Hundreds of state legislators from all 50 states have gathered in New Orleans for the annual meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council, known as ALEC. Critics say the …
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On Eve of Recall, Walker Booed at Wisconsin State Fair
Today, Wisconsin voters will head to the polls for the special recall elections of six Republican state senators who supported Gov. Scott Walker's (R) anti-union bill that stripped public …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Judgment Day in Wisconsin, and More
In today's On the News segment: Investors brace themselves for another turbulent day on Wall Street, violent riots continued for the third straight day across London and a number …
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We Are Wisconsin, and We’re Already Winners
This morning Wisconsin voters will stream to the polls in a historic recall election that pits defenders of working people against six incumbents who backed a right-wing legislative assault …
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Interior Secretary Tells Alaskans Obama Backs Drilling
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar came to Anchorage on Monday and said the Obama administration supports more oil drilling in Alaska, potentially including offshore Arctic development. Salazar joined …
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Barbara Ehrenreich: On Turning Poverty Into an American Crime
I completed the manuscript for “Nickel and Dimed” in a time of seemingly boundless prosperity. Technology innovators and venture capitalists were acquiring sudden fortunes, buying up McMansions like the …