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The GOP Death Panel
Republicans said once Obamacare was passed, government officials would get to ration health care, and as a result, have control over the life and death of millions of Americans.
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The Greatest Modern Presidential Speech Turns 50
Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson chose not to believe Americans were condemned to “soulless wealth” and elucidated a new version of American exceptionalism, “The Great Society.”
We Must End the Madness of Nuclear Weapons
The Republic of the Marshall Islands has courageously taken the nine nuclear weapons-wielding countries to the International Court of Justice.
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Oligarchy: As American as Poisoned Apple Pie
The current struggle between democracy and oligarchy in the United States traces its roots back to the 1787 Philadelphia Convention.
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When Government Intervention Works
Government intervention can be a big success, as Paul Krugman explains.
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Pandora’s Box and the Volunteer Police Force: Feminism Has Just Started (and It’s Not Stopping Now)
"The road may be a thousand miles long, but the woman walking down it isn't at mile one. I don't know how far she has to go, but I …
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How the War on Workers Is Changing
We need to put back into place laws and policies that balance the powers of employers and employees, and let workers unionize.
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Would US Even Recognize a Revolution, Like Ukraine’s?
The American Revolution was not that revolutionary, neither was it democratic.
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Beware the Drums of War: The Obama/Biden/Kerry Administration is Peddling a False Bill of Goods on Russia and Ukraine
President Obama's administration is peddling a false bill of goods on Ukraine.
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The Greatest Predators on Earth
The legendary six-ton Mountain Bull elephant had become the face of the illicit poaching-for-ivory crisis in Africa.