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The Myth of NRA Dominance Part II: Overrated Endorsements
In the first post in this series on the myth of the National Rifle Association’s power, I took apart the myth of the influence of NRA spending on congressional …
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OWS Meets With Members of Dissident Movements From All Over the World
Occupy Porto Alegre protesters demonstrate in Brazil, October 15, 2011. (Photo: Jornal Sul21) In late January, two Wall Street Occupiers took a trip to Porto Alegre, Brazil, …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: As GOP Resurrects Keystone XL Pipeline, Environmental Activists Mobilize Online, and More
In today's On the News segment: GOP plans to uphold Grover Norquist pledge and reject Obama's budget proposal, Rick Santorum’s Super PAC lets the truth slip out about politics …
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The Great Recession in Black Wealth
The Great Recession produced the largest setback in racial wealth equality in the United States over the last quarter century. In 2009 the average white household’s wealth was twenty …
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Xerox Successfully Lobbies for Veterans Department to Fire Veterans
One of the basic pay to play schemes we see in most states and in the Federal government involves the privatization of government services to third party contractors who …
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Sudden Business Closures in Chicago Prompt Wage Theft Fights
Losing your job is hard on any worker. But imagine discovering from the company website that your job is gone. It happened in December to 136 employees …
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Billionaire George Soros: I Should Pay More in Taxes
President Obama’s most recent budget, released today, featured the “Buffett Rule,” named after and supported by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, which would require millionaires to pay a minimum 30 …
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Women, Oppressed by Enforced Illiteracy, Are Still Afghanistan’s Brightest Hope
An Afghan woman at a bazaar held at Camp Eggers in Afghanistan. (Photo: Petty Officer 1st Class Denise Alford) The women of Afghanistan are amazing. Despite decades …
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Obama Budget Raises Taxes on Rich to Spend on Job Creation
President Barack Obama speaks at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, Virginia, on February 13, 2012. Obama revealed a spending plan for 2013 on Monday that plans to attain …
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Adding Fuel to Syria’s Fire
Despite the widespread international denunciation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the government in Damascus continues to crack down hard on the country’s growing domestic opposition. “They are moving in …