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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 …
Where Do “Black Friday” Revenues Go? Corporate Campaign Spending After Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Another “Black Friday” blitz of sales and shopping, some of it sadly of the violently “competitive” variety, has passed us by. Consumer spending for the “holiday” was at record …
“How Could This Happen in America?” Why Police Are Treating Americans Like Military Threats
“How could this happen in America?” “Is this still my country?” In the past few days, those and similarly poignant Twitter posts have appealed to …
The Democratic Promise of Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street protesters, along with union workers, stage a demonstration on the pedestrian walkway of the Brooklyn Bridge, in New York, November 17, 2011. (Photo: Todd Heisler / …
Washington State Set to Slash Education and Health Care for the Poor
A premeditated crime is about to take place on November 28, 2011. With police across the country obsessively focused on enforcing camping regulations on Occupy activists, dangerous …