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Five Key Facts About the Obama Administration’s Corporate Tax Overhaul
The Obama administration today is unveiling an overhaul of the corporate tax code, proposing to lower the top corporate income tax rate while eliminating a host of deductions and …
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Once Again, Speculators Behind Sharply Rising Oil and Gasoline Prices
(Photo: johnwilliamsphd) Washington - U.S. demand for oil and refined products — including gasoline — is down sharply from last year, so much that United States has …
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Spying on Campus: New York Police Caught Monitoring Muslim Student Groups Throughout Northeast
The Associated Press has revealed the New York City Police Department monitored Muslim college students at schools throughout the Northeast, including Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania. In …
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White House Refuses to Release Email From Monsanto-Linked Lobbyist
(Photo: tanzia45) The White House is withholding documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by an environmental group that suspects the Obama administration of working …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: SuperPACS to Blame for Increase in Dirty Campaigning, and More
In today's On the News segment: Euro zone finance ministers signed off on another bailout for Greece today, more than a 1,000 people took to the streets outside the …
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A People’s History of Robin Hood
A team of Robin Hoods faced off against a motley crew of capitalist clowns and banker jokers. The game highlighted the possibilities of the Robin Hood tax as way …
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The High Costs of Birth Control: A Major Barrier to Access
Many people seem to think birth control is affordable, but high costs are one of the primary barriers to contraceptive access. It is for this reason that the Obama …
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Yemen Votes to Formally Remove President
In a rare move for an Arab state where popular dissent worked to unseat a dictator, Yemenis went to polling stations on Tuesday to vote out President Ali Abdullah …
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From Madison to Zuccotti Park
Bill Murray: C'mon, it's Czechoslovakia. We zip in, we pick 'em up, we zip right out again. We're not going to Moscow. It's Czechoslovakia. It's like going into Wisconsin. …
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Witnessing Human Rights Violations in Bahrain
On the long flight to the Gulf Kingdom of Bahrain on February 10, I had been studying the Lonely Planet guide to the region in order to be able …