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Why Big Business Owns Congress
In a piece about populism and the Democratic Party in Politico, Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown (OH) explained how Big Business has, through its ability to tap into an extraordinary …
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Court Allows Crisis Pregnancy Centers to Deceive Women
Crisis Pregnancy Centers often masquerade as abortion consultation facilities u2014 they lure in women who are pregnant and terrified, and then often try to convince them not to get …
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Pocketbook Issues Weigh Heavily as Mexicans Vote
u201cWe were all hoping for real change with Fox,u201d he said, referring to former President Vicente Fox, whose victory in 2000 ended seven decades under the Institutional Revolutionary Party, …
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A Whittled-Down Violence Against Women Act Could Mean Life or Death for Immigrant Women
In its current form, VAWA allows any undocumented person of any gender who is abused by a spouse with legal US residency or citizenship to independently file a petition …
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Election Countdown 2012: The White House Is Encouraging Congressional Democrats to Go on the Offensive After Health Care Ruling, and More
The White House is encouraging congressional Democrats to go on the offensive after the Supreme Court upheld the presidentu2019s signature healthcare legislation.
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Congress Approves a $127 Billion Transportation and Student Loan Package
The deal wraps up a two-year transportation measure with bills to extend subsidized student loans.
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Some States Reluctant Over Medicaid Expansion
Republican officials in more than a half-dozen states said they opposed expanding Medicaid or had serious doubts about it.
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Shocking Reports of Overmedicated Foster Children Force Government Review
Children in state care prove tempting targets for both disreputable operators and Big Pharma because they do not make their own medication decisions, they are covered by public funds …
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Consumers Who Benefit From Health Care Law Relish Supreme Court Ruling
Having survived its most serious threat, the 2010 health care law moves forward, dented and dinged by the Supreme Courtu2019s forensic-style ruling but still standing.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Banksters and Members of Congress Are Downplaying JP Morgan Chase’s Sudden Loss of $2 Billion, and More
Banksters and Members of Congress have been downplaying JP Morgan Chaseu2019s sudden loss of $2 billion, and arguing that the loss doesnu2019t mean Wall Street needs more regulations.