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Janet Yellen: The Economist’s Economist
Paul Krugman shares his thoughts on Janet Yellen for the Federal Reserve and the recipients of the 2013 Nobel Prize for economics.
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Stop the Cruelest Cuts!
Republicans would rather pad the wallets of the wealthy elite than put food on the tables of America's most needy and vulnerable.
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America Was Once a Superpower – Now It’s Not
George Washington would be rolling over in his grave if he knew what President Obama was up to.
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The Revolution Will Not Be (Russell) Brand-ed
As young organizers and radical thinkers, the question on our lips is: why is Brand getting so much attention?
The Story of Solutions
What if the goal of our economy wasn't more, but better?
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Dr. Ben Carson “Jumps Jim Crow“
Renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson says the Affordable Care Act is the worst thing to happen to America since slavery. Dr. Wilmer Leon begs to differ.
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Obamacare: The Biggest Insurance Scam in History
Health care is a human right, and it is at the center of the conflict of our times, the battle between the people and corporate interests.
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William Rivers Pitt | Making Sport of Veterans for Profit and Ratings
Fox, along with mega-sponsor Bank of America, has been “honoring” the veterans.
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The Short Life and Drone-Delivered Death of Tariq Aziz
The reporter describes his interactions with Tariq Aziz, a schoolboy from the tribal regions of North Waziristan u2013 before and after Aziz's death by drone attack.
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Republican War on Food Stamps: One Giant Lie
This Friday, the SNAP program will be slashed by $5 billion anyway, thanks to the expiration of the 2009 Recovery Act that increased funding to that program.