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Myth Busting the Smear Campaign Against Social Security
With the interim ‘debt ceiling/government shutdown’ agreement reached last week between the Obama administration and the Teaparty-driven U.S. House of Representatives, the real negotiations on deficit cutting—aka Austerity American …
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The Real Social Security Retirement Age is Already 70
The full Social Security benefit is pegged to a u201cretirement ageu201d thatu2019s many years after most people retire.
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Bill Moyers and Michael Winship | The Lies That Will Kill America
As mainstream media continues to defend big banks like JP Morgan Chase, they hurt the people left most vulnerable after the economic crisis, the American people.
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America’s Most Beloved War Criminals
How is it that those who serve as secretary of state are given a free pass for their roles in the foreign policy disasters in which they served?
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How to Steer Our Rolls-Royce World onto a Smoother Road
“No child anywhere needs to grow up — and suffer — in extreme poverty,” writes Pizigati.
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The World Without US
While we cannot imagine it now, the possibility of a world with the US is very real, and with our current trajectory we are hurdling quickly towards this reality.
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President Obama and Attorney General Holder: End the For-Profit Operation Streamline Scheme Now!
Roberto Rodriguez invites President Obama and Attorney General Holder to step inside the courtrooms during Operation Streamline to witness the speedy
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Can Fracking Showdown on Native Land Help Break Canada’s Cycle of Colonialism?
When members of the Elsipogtog First Nation attempted to prevent seismic testing on their land that could lead to fracking, armed police appeared and violence ensued. Here, indigenous writer …
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Monsanto’s Very Bad Week: Three Big Blows for GMO Food
Why are Monsanto and the junk food industry willing to spend many tens of millions of dollars every year trying to keep you in the dark about your food?
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The Powerful Pornography of the Gun Fetish
Two gun rights groups scheduled an event called “Guns Save Lives Day” for the one-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre.