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John Kerry Doing Right With 2015 Climate Treaty Push (but in 2014, Watch Out)
Kerry is to be saluted for prioritizing the protection of humanity over short-term politics. But don't kid yourself about the short-term politics.
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The New Financial Scam Driving Workers Deep Into Debt
There's a new game in town: workplace loans, which should really be called company rip-offs.
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Corporations Control Our Lives
Thom Hartmann: Corporate power has a strangle hold on the entire American existence, and it has turned our entire lives into a profit-making venture.
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The Promise of Violence in the Age of Catastrophe
Since September 11, we have been conditioned for resilience - to expect vulnerability to violence and catastrophe rather than imagine a future of security and community.
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The Silences of Pope Francis
Through his complicity via this silence, Pope Francis made a hugely inconsistent statement, unfortunately undermining the credibility of his position in defense of the poor.
Corporatocracy and Our Toxic Beliefs
In evaluating the allowing, we might subsequently discover and recover the power, sovereignty, freedom and rights handed over to the Corporatocracy.
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Israel Lobby Takes Aim at Iran Deal
Here's a New Year's resolution that participants in policy debate in Washington, and especially those in Congress, should make: be honest about your position on Iran.
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A Moral and Economic Imperative to Extend Unemployment Benefits
Federal unemployment assistance for 1.3 million people who have been unemployed longer than 26 weeks expired last Saturday, after Republicans blocked efforts to extend them.
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This California Scheme Is Bad for Your Health
Republican members of the California Assembly created a fake and misleading health insurance website.
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Abolish the Aisle: Would Divided Legislators Work Together If They Had to Sit in Alphabetical Order?
Marco Rubio would be next to Bernie Sanders, and Paul Ryan would rub elbows with Ohio Democrat Tim Ryan. If we closed the personal gap, maybe we could close …