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Here’s Who Pays the $1 Trillion in Student Debt Obama Aims to Ease
Congress may be gridlocked, but that doesn’t mean President Obama’s hands are tied. On Wednesday the president announced that he’s moving to ease Americans’ student debt load with an …
House GOP’s “Job Creating” Spending Cuts Destroyed 370,000 Jobs (3)
House Republicans took the government to the brink of shutdown last spring by demanding across-the-board budget cuts to many vital programs. Instead of focusing on job creation, as Americans …
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Moves to Adopt Fukushima Recommendations “Without Delay”
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted last week to implement recommendations from the Near-Term Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Daiichi Accident, and to do so “without …
Does America’s Fortune Ride on Two Numbers? – 9/11 and 99:1
San Francisco— Numerologists and The History Channel, known for its occult versions of world events, will have their heyday with two digits that, when arranged in certain sequence, foretold …
Papandreou Co-Opted “Revolution” – Now, the Greek People Must Reclaim It
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. (Photo: Prime Minister of Greece / Flickr) Little did the Greek people know when “socialist” prime minister George Papandreou, back in June …
How Elizabeth Warren Used Adam Smith Against the Right
Since Elizabeth Warren declared her intentions to challenge Scott Brown on his Senatorial re-election bid, she has become increasingly vocal - not an uncommon strategy for a blossoming politician. …
A Dose of Reality for MTV, or the 1 Percent Monetizes Protest Against the 1 Percent
This is the true story of seven strangers volunteering to sleep on the ground and have their lives taped. Find out what happens when people stop being revolutionary and …
Why a Mortgage Cramdown Bill Is Still the Best Bet to Save the Economy
(Photo: Martin Börjesson / Flickr) Many Americans believe that the financial crisis stems from the Bush administration’s running up the federal debt and out-of-control spending by the American …
Studying Flags, Pins, Hope From 2008 Election
I Pledge Allegiance to the GOP Flag The flags of the United States of America and the Civil War-era Confederate Army have somewhat different symbolic associations. But recent …
Occupy Movement Underutilizes Potential to Challenge War Economy
(Photo: Ann Douglas / Flickr)