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Chatting Up the Right in Tampa
I put on my best right-wing drag for Michele Bachmann.
The Pacific Free Trade Deal That’s Anything but Free
The draft TPP deal may grant new patent privileges and restrict net freedom, but it's secret u2013 unless you're a multinational CEO.
Cannibalistic Capitalism and Green Resistance
As fossil fuels disappear, catabolic greed emerges from the back alleys of the growth economy.
No Justice When Women Fight Back
All three are currently in prison while their attackers remain free. Oh, yes, and all three are black women.
Cut the Pentagon Budget, Not Social Security and Veterans’ Benefits, Save 380,000 Jobs
Some people in Washington want to cut Social Security and veterans' benefits, by cutting the cost-of-living adjustment.
Election Countdown 2012: As the Police Fear Protest at the RNC All “Basic Rudiments of Puppeteering” Are Banned and More
Here the latest news around the nation as we eagerly approach the 2012 election.
Adaptation to the Climate Crisis: That Was Easy
Rex Tillerson, CEO of ExxonMobil, admitted recently that global warming is not a hoax, but that we needn't worry.
Your Must-Do Assignment for This Year, Read This Chart and Pass It On
War or no war, this budget just keeps growing in real terms, despite the rise and fall of threats, despite what the rest of the world was spending on …
Mitt Romney’s Tax Mysteries: A Reading Guide
Romney said he'd paid all the taxes that are legally required and not a dollar more. So what do we know about how he avoided that extra dollar?
Seven Blockaders Arrested in Livingston Lockdown
Four activists were locked to the pipe-carrying truck Tuesday up until the point of their arrest.