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Fatalities in the GOP War on Regulation
Welcome to a glimpse of Mitt Romney's and the Republican's Party's Holy Grail for economic revival - a free market on steroids, and a war on regulation.
Forget the Election and the Politics: What Will Make FEMA Work for the People?
What would Leo do? Advice on managing the disaster of Sandy from the man who has seen the best and worst of FEMA.
GMOs, Seed Wars and Knowledge Wars
The only way corporations can push GMO seeds on farmers is by destroying alternatives.
The Electoral College: Another Front in the War Against Labor
Thanks to the Electoral College protecting slave holders, they were able to keep their influence in government for much longer than they likely would have without this system.
What Does Romney’s Campaign of Lies Say About Our Country?
A population that has been primed to believe things that are not true is a population that can be herded into outrageous actions.
Election Countdown 2012: Obama Gives Major Disaster Declarations to NY and NJ Before Federal Assessments are Done, and More
This week in the Election Countdown: Four people charged with forcing Vietnamese immigrants to work at a wedding shop as modern day slaves have been convicted of 15 additional …
Hawaii: Head of the Tentacled Beast
Hawaii, which is home to U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), with sonar, radar, and optical tracking stations as its eyes and ears, is the head of the beast which allows …
Political Polling Is No Longer Meaningful
The truth is that we have no idea who is ahead in the presidential race.
The Corporatocracy vs. Workplace Democracy
Plain and simple, the mechanisms by which we the people can control our democracy are being destroyed one-by-one.
The Curious Case of How Libya Became an Election Issue
Ira Chernus: This campaign season teaches us how little has changed since the early Cold War days.