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The Greek Prime Minister Should Explain the Links Between His Party and Golden Dawn
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras boasts of finally holding the neo-Fascist Golden Dawn leadership accountable for their street violence, but he is silent about the practical and ideological links …
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Parkinson’s and Disability Have an Image Problem, and Michael J. Fox Isn’t Helping
The The Michael J. Fox Show is a fitting welcome back party for a beloved sitcom veteran, but thereu2019s no trace of serious symptoms and minimizes descrimination and other …
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Dean Baker | The Tea Party and the New York Times Shut Down the Government
It is the media's job to inform the public about the budget. They are clearly failing badly.
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Chris Hedges | The Folly of Empire
The last days of empire are carnivals of folly. We are in the midst of our own, plunging forward as our leaders court willful economic and environmental self-destruction.
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Columbus Raped the Redskins … Time to Change the Name
Itu2019s Columbus Day, a perfect day to consider changing the name of the Washington Redskins.
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The GOP’s Love/Hate Relationship With the State
The political elite, the wealthy and Corporate America only dislike government spending when they aren't the beneficiaries.
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What GOP-Tea Party Risks With Block of New New Deal
The Republican-Tea Party alliance operates a weapon of mass deflection, protecting capitalism from criticism. Sadly, the Democrats neither expose nor attack the Republican project, says Wolff.
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Syria and Our Educational System: A Discussion With Noam Chomsky, Richard Falk, Lawrence Davidson and Ilan Pappé
Four scholars of the Middle East discuss the context of Syria within our educational system.
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A New Dad Asks: If Male Violence Is the Biggest Threat to Women, How Do I Raise a Kind Son?
The idea of having a baby boy scared me: What kind of man will he grow up to be? Hereu2019s what one father learned about what it takes to …
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The Tea Party Republicans’ Biggest Mistake: Confusing Government with Our System of Government
The radicals who tried to hijack America didnu2019t understand one very basic thing. While most Americans donu2019t like big government, Americans revere our system of government.