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Op-Ed
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How Do You Destroy a Presidency?
If you want to completely crash the economy, the best way to do it is to slash government spending.
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This Thriller Is Both a Joke and No Laughing Matter
Our spymaster-in-chief wants to deny the media the freedom to report on Big Brother's surveillance.
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Mandela and Arafat
In late February of 1990, just two weeks after being released from prison, Nelson Mandela met with Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasir Arafat.
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American Essentialism
The choice of heaven [or hell] is shown in the conduct of men. — Chinese Proverbt
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William Rivers Pitt | Here Lies America: Shot to Death
The fact that we can't keep thousands of our citizens from dying by guns, and that even attempting to do so amounts to political suicide, is a shameful epitaph.
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What Europe Needs Now Is Moderate Inflation
Paul Krugman: Europe's inflation problem: It's too low. Moderate inflation is actually a good thing for modern economies.
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Actually Existing Capitalism: Wrecking Societies for the Benefit of Big Capital and the Super-Rich
The evidence suggests that capitalism has become wholly predatory and has given up all pretense of being socially responsible.
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As It Turns Out, There Still Is a Vast Right Wing Conspiracy – The Many Friends of ALEC
Even if ALEC were to disappear tomorrow, its agenda still would be propelled by a variety of institutional allies.
Mandela’s Greatness May Be Assured, but Not His Legacy
John Pilger recalls an interview with Nelson Mandela in the 1990s, painting a portrait of a leader whose ANC had been in struggle for so long they were willing …
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GOP Governors – Give Taxpayers Back Their Money!
It's becoming increasingly clear that Republicans don't actually believe their own talking points.