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Op-Ed
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A Day in the Life of a Congressman
One of the interesting things about this Congress job is that at any given moment, there are three or four different things to do. What one has to show …
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Bring Back the Boring Bureaucrat Bankers
Let’s say goodbye to the out-of-control big banks, and once again make banking a safe, boring, and useful business with local roots in our communities.
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Ireland: Touted as a Success, Yet Still Waiting for a Recovery
Paul Krugman: The repeated declaration that Ireland is a success story is weird.
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Not Impeaching Bush Is Sure Paying Off!
Many loyal Republicans opposed impeaching George W. Bush. So did most liberal and progressive activist groups, labor unions, peace organizations, churches, media outlets, journalists, pundits, organizers, and bloggers, not …
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Big Money and the NSA Scandal … How Dangerous is the “Security/Digital Complex”?
It should be self-evident that recent NSA revelations bring up some grave concerns about civil liberties.
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Historic Challenge to Support the Moral Actions of Edward Snowden
As we progress forward with the information about NSA surveillance of US citizens, we must not forget to support the whistleblower who risked his life to share it.
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No More Lectures: What President Obama Can Do for Black America
Instead of another rousing speech, Obama need to focus on real change within the black communities that supported him during reelection.
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game – but Pay Me a Living Wage
Michael Winship: The SF Giants stadium concession workers are seeking their fair share.
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Mike Lofgren | American Exceptionalism: Alibi of a Nation
We may have moved beyond Manifest Destiny, but American Exceptionalism is still prevalent in modern society.
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Why Steven Pinker, Like Jared Diamond, Is Wrong
A deconstruction of Steven Pinker's colonialist assumptions.