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Full-Court Press: The “Four Horsemen” Call for a Nuclear Weapons Spending Surge
In the December edition of Z Magazine we published a lengthy feature examining the new politics of “anti-nuclear nuclearism,” a rhetoric whereby hawkish elites vaguely tout the goal of …
Robert Reich | Who’s Killing Financial Reform?
Senator Chris Dodd, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, scolded Wall Street representatives at a hearing Thursday for sending "an army of lobbyists whose only mission is to …
Robert Reich | Who’s Killing Financial Reform? (2)
Senator Chris Dodd, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, scolded Wall Street representatives at a hearing Thursday for sending "an army of lobbyists whose only mission is to …
Robert Parry | The Right Gets Itself “Wired“
In past years when I talked to American progressives about the growing media imbalance – as the Right gained dominance in books, magazines, newspapers, talk radio and cable TV …
Senate Confirms Martha N. Johnson as GSA Administrator After Nine-Month Delay
Washington - Nearly ten months after her nomination last April, the U.S. Senate today confirmed Martha N. Johnson as Administrator of General Services. Upon assuming office, Johnson will become …
Dodd to Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Reverse Campaign Finance Ruling
Please see this report by Truthout's Kyle Berlin about a similar bill introduced in the House earlier this week.
Costa Rica Expected to Elect First Woman President
San Jose, Costa Rica — Costa Rican voters appear likely to elect the country's first female president, a protege of Nobel laureate Oscar Arias who holds a nearly 20-point …
Obama: Republicans Are Obstructionists
President Barack Obama attacked Republicans as “obstructionists” Wednesday, telling a gathering of Democratic lawmakers that the party of no has resisted his policy proposals because they are trying to …
Bill Introduced Calls for Constitutional Amendment to Tackle Campaign Finance Ruling
Two lawmakers introduced a bill this week aimed at adding an amendment to the US Constitution, which would allow Congress and the states to regulate political expenditures by corporations.
E.J. Dionne Jr. | The Hidden Issue of 2010
Washington - Vice President Joe Biden is tired of seeing the Obama administration's economic stimulus plan demeaned, derided and dismissed, and he wanted to talk about it. But a …