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Robert Borosage on Tavis Smiley: Conservative “Reverse Robin Hood” Tax Plans
Institute for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage appeared on the Tavis Smiley Show on October 31 to discuss the tax and economic policies advanced by Republican presidential candidates and …
As Dolphins Die, Gulf Residents Ask What About Us?
Willie Seaman of Irvington, AL, lays carpet and floors for a living. But last summer, as the BP well gushed thousands of barrels of oil daily into the Gulf, …
Infrastructure!
Good Lord, what is the matter with people? There are millions of jobs that need doing, and millions of unemployed. How hard is it to figure out what to …
Nuclear Disaster in the US: How Bechtel Is Botching the World’s Costliest Environmental Cleanup
Razor wire surrounds Hanford’s makeshift borders while tattered signs warn of potential contamination and fines for those daring enough to trespass. This vast stretch of eastern Washington, covering more …
The Police Raid on Occupy Oakland Was Nothing New for This City
Over 2,500 people have been arrested across the United States as the Occupy Wall Street movement has spread from its genesis in Lower Manhattan to over 1,000 American cities …
Bases on the Dock
It has been like a cross between a suspense and a horror movie. If the committee doesn’t come up with a compromise by the Thanksgiving deadline, the axes will …
If It Bleeds, It Distracts: Police Brutality Threatens Occupiers’ Bodies – and Message
Demonstrators with the Occupy Oakland movement flee the area after police deployed tear gas near City Hall in Oakland, California on October 25, 2011. (Photo: Jim Wilson / The …
Heads Up, Supercommittee: Here’s How to Cut Billions From Overpriced Weapons
If the Department of Defense was required to do real “should-cost” studies, the historical overpricing would be obvious.
Washington Post Discards All Journalistic Standards in Attack on Social Security
News outlets generally like to claim a separation between their editorial pages and their news pages. The Washington Post has long ignored this distinction in pursuing its agenda for …
Raising Cain: When Is a Scoop Ready to Be Published?
Politico’s story on possible sexual harassment by Herman Cain may be the biggest investigative scoop of the campaign season. But it would be hard to deduce that from the …