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Poor Folks Don’t Really Care About the Stock Market Rally
I fit in with the other 40% of Americans who really and truly don’t give a fuck about the S&P 500 andDow Jones both hitting all-time record highs this …
“A Symptom of Unfortunate Tendencies”: Iraq and the Failure of the Liberal Elite
“The power elite, especially the liberal elite, has always been willing to sacrifice integrity and truth for power [and] personal advancement,” writes Chris Hedges.
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Jim Hightower: Obama’s Unethical End Run
In 2013, the mist of corporate money has fogged over Team Obama's commitment to ethical niceties like transparency in campaign funding.
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Regaining our Fighting Spirit: A Letter to Bill
Iu2019m still hoping to see some kind of renewal of that fighting spirit, even against mighty odds today.
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Drugging Aggression Behind Bars
Thanks to the psychiatric drug revolution, inmates in our correctional facilities recieve drugs instead of therapy.
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Transit for All
When city budgets are cut, public transportation is often on the chopping block.
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Watergate’s Lessons, Washed Away
During Watergate, people went to jail, even former attorney general, John Mitchell. Today, we can't even get miscreant bankers to resign in exchange for their billions in bailouts.
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Disillusioned With Congress? Participatory Budgeting Is for You
Americans are getting fed up with government. It's time to get them directly involved.
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Why Politicians Are Sensitive to Public Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage, Immigration and Guns, but Not on the Economy
Why are politicians so sensitive to public opinion on equal marriage rights, immigration, and guns u2013 and so tone deaf to what most Americans want on the economy?
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“Lean In” and One Percent Feminism
Sheryl Sandberg, author of the book “Lean In”, has taken it upon herself to jump-start the stalled feminist revolution. However, her brand of feminism is as conservative as it …