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Time to Bell the Obama Cat
Norman Solomon responds to President's Obama new plan to cut social security.
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A Simple Fix: Should New York Compel Judges to Report Problem Prosecutors?
As new cases of crooked prosecutors emerge, ProPublica editor Stephen Engelberg wants to know if the answer is with the judges.
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Poland’s Risky Euro Gamble
Paul Krugman: Poland is not yet lost. But its leaders remain determined to give disaster a chance.
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Why We Tax: A Timely Reminder for Tax Day
We need to remember that progressive taxation was a prime building block for America's middle class golden age.
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The President’s Budget: A Misguided Mission Statement
Robert Borosage: Neither the country nor his presidency will be well served by Obama's budget for the 2014 fiscal year.
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Monsanto’s Next Target: Democracy
The battle for food sovereignty is a battle we cannot afford to lose.
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Fortune’s Fools: Individual Calling At The Cusp Of Ecological Catastrophe
As a general rule, musicians, artists, and writers, as well as those possessed of an ardor for self-awareness and a commitment to political activism have been advised to avoid …
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Tyranny Of The Reasonable: Popular Complacency In An Era Of Economic Exploitation And Perpetual War
Throughout the course of human affairs, scheming elitists — let's call them the Plundering Class — have devoted their days conceiving strategies and executing agendas that serve to enrich …
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The President Offers to Cut Social Security and Republicans Agree
The President throws things on the table before the Republicans have even sat down for dinner.
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Private Sector Better, Cheaper? Not at All
Itu2019s become popular among Republicans (and plenty of Democrats) to decry public workers as overpaid and inefficient.