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Tuition-Free Public College Education Is Possible. Demand It.
It would cost less for the government to make all public universities tuition-free than what the government already spends in higher education.
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From Canada, a New Gold Standard
Wagemark is recognizing companies for curbing excessive CEO pay, not soaring profits.
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Why Drug Prices Are Out of Control, or Money Well Spent by Big Pharma
Wonder why drug prices are skyrocketing? A primer on how lobbying works best to make people really rich.
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Encouraging Signs for a Brighter 2014
Paul Krugman: "One way to describe the American economy in 2013 is to say that it was, in effect, trying to begin a strong recovery, but was held back …
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First Things First: Until We Fix Our Democracy Problem, It’s Hard to Fix Any Problem
Marge Baker: “To fix our democracy problem, we have to be able to enact common-sense regulations on political spending.”
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William Rivers Pitt | An Open Letter to Lovers of the Gun
William Rivers Pitt: "I am puking sick of reading every single day about how your baby, your toddler, your brother, your sister, your cousin, your niece, your nephew, blew …
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Vermont’s Senator Sanders Is Right: Use War Money to Take Care of Veterans
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders proposes restoring money in the budget for military pensions by using war funding, and giving us a true cost of war at the same time.
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Stand in Support of Women and Girls and Against Misogyny in All Its Forms
I strongly encourage you all to reach out and help all our mothers, sisters and daughters to make sure they are all safe and free.
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Good Republicans Reject Evolution
Paul Krugman: "For some time now it has been impossible to be a good Republican while believing in the reality of climate change; now it's impossible to be a …
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Excluding Iran From the Syria Talks: A Stupid Policy
Robert Naiman: Maybe policies that apply only to Iran win plaudits at cocktail parties inside the Beltway, but they sound ridiculous in much of the rest of the world.