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Privatized Traffic Law Enforcement Has Familiar Problems with Red-Light and Speed Camera Ticketing
In ancient times, rulers relied on a practice now known as “tax farming” in which tax collection was outsourced to other groups or individuals who maintained order in particular …
Eating Fruits and Vegetables is Not a Job Killer
Major food manufacturers are readying their next attack on nutrition by calling proposed food marketing guidelines “job killers” that will devastate the American economy. Earlier this year, …
Pakistan Border Post Attack a Big Loss for US War Policy
Washington - The U.S. military and the Barack Obama administration have been thrown into confusion by the attack on two Pakistani military posts near the border with Afghanistan Saturday …
Herman Cain’s Problem Is Herman Cain
Talk show host and former CEO of Godfather's Pizza Herman Cain of Georgia speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) As GOP presidential hopeful …
The European Central Bank Withholds Relief While Rome Burns
European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo: James Shiell) "To some people, the European Central Bank [ECB] seems like a fire department that is letting the house burn …
Despite Supercommittee Failure, Republicans Intend to Get Their Pound of Flesh in 2012
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), co-chair of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, after the committee's first meeting in Washington, September 8, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / The …
Patriot Millionaires: Let the Bush Tax Cuts Expire Once and for All
(Image: JR / TO; Adapted: SqueakyMarmot, teresia) Patriot Millionaires for Fiscal Strength, a group of citizens who make more than $1 million a year, met with politicians …
Defunct War Strategy Program May Still Overshadow University of Wisconsin-Madison’s History of Dissent
Once viewed by some as a “rising star” at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, historian Jeremi Suri announced in early May that he was leaving Madison to pursue his fame …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate to Vote on Bill That Allows the US Military to Capture Civilians Anywhere in the World Without Charges or Trial, and More
In today's On the News segment: Occupy Los Angeles is still camped outside of City Hall, the Senate is getting closer to giving the president more powers to detain …
Washington Frets Over Pakistan Response to Soldiers’ Deaths
Washington - As the Pentagon scrambled Monday to satisfy Pakistani demands for a full accounting of Saturday's lethal air attack on two border posts, official Washington expressed hope that …