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Mitt Romney Tells Rich Donors His Secret Plan to Cut Housing Assistance
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (Photo: Eric Thayer / The New York Times)During comments overheard by an NBC news reporter, Mitt Romney told a crowd at a private fundraiser last …
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Study Accuses ALEC of “Secretive Influence” in Missouri Capitol
At least 30 bills have been introduced in the Missouri statehouse in recent years that are nearly identical to legislation originally written by a conservative organization whose membership includes …
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Senate Falls Short in Vote on “Buffett Rule” Millionaire Tax
Washington - The “Buffett Rule’’ — the Democratic-authored effort to impose a minimum tax on millionaires — is probably dead for awhile, fatally wounded by a largely partisan Senate …
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Tax Day Doesn’t Belong to the Tea Party Anymore
Over the past several years, few annual occasions have been more symbolic of the direction of political discussion in our country than Tax Day. This year, the IRS due …
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Community Radio Poised for a Big Comeback as Activists Free the Airwaves
(Photo: MikeWebkist) Do you support Truthout's reporting and analysis? Click here to help fund it. For several years, Luis Avila produced an acclaimed youth radio show in the Phoenix, …
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Activists Gather in Washington to Debate the Future of the Corporation
Organized by Ralph Nader and the Center for Study of Responsive Law, more than 200 activists and scholars convened in Washington, DC, on April 2 for an all-day conference …
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The Federal Reserve Turns Left
Washington is lost in a snarl of confusion, cowardice and wrongheaded ideological assumptions that threaten to keep the economy in a ditch for a long time. That prospect is …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Buffett Rule Vote Faces Likely Filibuster in Senate, and More
In today's On the News Segment: The Buffett rule is up for a long-shot vote in the Senate today, bankrupt Hostess wants employees to accept a more than 75 …
Latin America v. Obama: U.S. Policy on Cuba, Drug War, Economy Under Fire at Colombian Summit
Historian Greg Grandin analyzes the U.S.-Colombia “free trade” deal and the deepening split between much of Latin America and Washington following the Summit of the Americas in Colombia. The …
Israel Denies Entry to Hundreds in Day of Action
Dozens arrested in an international day of solidarity where 1500 activists tried to land in Israel's Ben Gurion Airport to travel to the occupied Palestinian territories. Â