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Big Business Drives “Stand Your Ground“
The “Stand Your Ground” laws protects its corporate sponsors more than American citizens.
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Dean Baker | The Smart Boys: Larry Summers and Jeff Bezos
Dean Baker: The paeans to the genius of both men say a great deal about the quality of public debate in elite circles.
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America’s Disappeared
Chris Hedges: Unable to defend themselves from police or poverty, many prisoners are sucked back into the system.
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Death by Corporation: America’s Corporate Deathstar
Instead of protecting US citizens, the Obama administration is enabling the ultimate corporate “Deathstar.”
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Is $15 an Hour a Fair Wage for Serving Fast Food?
Fast food workers in other countries earn the equivalent of $15 an hour and enjoy benefits, yet hamburgers cost no more.
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The Horrific Specter of the “Post-Fleming Amendment” Fundamentalist Christian Military
Recently, a perversion of the sacrosanct principle of freedom of religion enshrined in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution has found its way to Congress through the …
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What Would You Have the President Do?
Joe Firestone: “I think Obama is not due sympathy, but a time of accountability for his actual performance.”
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“Up to No Good”: The Racial Profiling of Trayvon Martin and Abdulrahman Awlaki
Racial profiling is the same whether the victim is located in a neighborhood in Sanford, Florida, or an open air cafe in Yemen.
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ALEC 2013 Agenda Harkens Back to a Bygone Era
As conservative interest group ALEC gears up to celebrate its 40 year anniversary, the fight continues to take down their antiquated legislation.
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We’re All Being Poisoned by Deregulated Capitalism
Capitalism is unraveling the physical and mental well being of this country.