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Who’s Activist Now? The Roberts Court
Washington - The Supreme Court's decision Thursday to lift long-standing limits on corporate campaign spending exalts free speech above fears about political corruption. The 5-4 ruling exposes how the …
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Will Democrats Heed Call From Left, Unions for Populist Agenda?
From union leaders like the AFL-CIO's Richard Trumka to progressive advocates at the Campaign for America's Future, the lessons from the Massachusetts shellacking are crystal clear: the need to …
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Supreme Court Shreds Campaign-Finance Laws, Lifts Corporate Spending Restrictions
In a sweeping 5-4 ruling, the US Supreme Court on Thursday struck down several longstanding prohibitions on corporate political contributions, saying legislative measures to control such spending infringed upon …
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Roe v. Wade 30 Years Later: The Science on “Fetal Personhood” Hasn’t Changed
According to PersonhoodUSA, one of the reasons Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided is that the Court did not have available to it the “well-known facts of fetal development.” …
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Time for a Change?
Barack Obama was preparing to celebrate the first anniversary of his presidency with relative confidence and the feeling of a job fulfilled. Specifically, he was counting on getting the …
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No More Senate Super Majority Illusion
There is very little upside to the election of a Republican far right senator to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) for Democrats, progressives and reformers.
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An Interview With Sarah Weddington on the 37th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
The author, who learned in high school about the Supreme Court case that gave women reproductive choice and control over their lives, talks to the lawyer who won that …
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Watchdog Says FBI Broke Law, Made Up Phony Terrorist Threats to Obtain Phone Records (2)
The FBI illegally obtained thousands of private phone records from telecommunications companies during the Bush administration's tenure in office, according to a report released Wednesday by the Department of …
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Building Hope in the Time of Obama (2)
The mayor of my town just north of New York City lives one street away. He was - until last month - a visibly proud supporter of Barack Obama: …
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ACORN Controversy: A Video Interview With CEO Bertha Lewis
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) has been a prime target for conservative groups and politicians. I sat down with Bertha Lewis, CEO and chief organizer …