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Republicans Start to Unite Around Call to Allow Billionaires and Corporations to Directly Fund Campaigns
Eight in 10 Americans believe that there is too much money in American politics, and only 17 percent agree with the Supreme Court that corporations should be allowed to …
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The Political Cost of Romney’s Nasty Win in Florida
With his resounding victory over Newt Gingrich in Florida on Tuesday, Mitt Romney showed a worried Republican base a side of himself that it has both longed for and …
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At Hearing on “Fracking,” Capitol Police Arrest Director of “Gasland“
On Wednesday, House Republicans ordered Capitol police to arrest Josh Fox, director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary “Gasland,” along with his crew. The group was attempting to film a …
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Obama’s Destructive Urban Policy Alienates Low-Income Communities
President Barack Obama speaks to employees at a Ford plant in Chicago on August 5, 2010. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times) From the window …
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The Political Geography of Florida
There are 4,063,853 registered Republicans in Florida. But they are not spaced uniformly throughout the state, and they are not homogeneous demographically or ideologically. Florida’s Republican primary electorate is …
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Retirees Occupy Century Aluminum
On Dec. 18, a dozen retirees, men and women in their 60s, 70s, even 80s, began occupying a median strip along Route 33 in front of the closed Century …
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Why the GOP Loves Keystone XL and Wants Congress to Approve the Pipeline
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), left, and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) at a news conference about the Keystone XL pipeline in Washington, on January 18, 2012. (Photo: …
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Former Guantánamo Prisoner Who Alleged US Torture, Drugging, Sentenced by Algerian Authorities
The detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pictured on October 4, 2007. (Photo: Todd Heisler / The New York Times) The UK action charity Reprieve, whose attorneys …
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Three Years After Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Passed, Women Still Earn Far Less Than Men
Sunday marked the third anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the first legislation signed into law by President Obama. The law, which expanded the statute of limitations …
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The Largest Gathering of Humanity in the History of Bolivia
The Repression Strengthened Us! - Letter From Bolivia One wrong move, forgetting to take your hat off, the interruption of a phone ringing notwithstanding — after a …