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The Final Failure of a Failed Congress
The sun will rise on Thursday morning to shine down upon the end of the 112th Congress, the single most useless do-nothing assembly of fools and failures in …
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The Battle for 2014 Begins on Day One in the Senate
With the filibuster intact, Republicans are really the only Party that can pass legislation in either body.
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Austerity: The Phony Solution to a Phony Deficit Crisis
The wealthy who profit from economic decline and austerity promoted the so-called ‘fiscal cliff,’ but the way to reduce the deficit is to increase employment.
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Obama’s Tax Threshold Concession Bodes Ill for Debt Ceiling Talks
The president won re-election promising to raise taxes on those earning more than $250,000. Now he's already capitulating.
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A Tale of Two Diplomatic Asylums: Julian Assange and Chen Guangcheng
The US has portrayed Guangcheng as a hero at the same time it hunts down Julian Assange for similar acts.
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Protecting Guns, Sacrificing (Some) Children
Given the amount of children who day every year from gun violence, the question remains, how much longer will we value firearms over lives?
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New Year’s Day Resolution: An Apology Day?
After discovering an
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Dirty, Pricey, and Obsolete: Why Desalination Is Not Worth Its Salt
Efforts to curb the consumption of water are getting great results and making expensive desalination plants obsolete.
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Debt Versus Democracy: A Battle for the Future
A global crisis calls for global debt resistance and an embrace of direct democracy.
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When Traffic Stops Go Bad – How Cops Demean Black and Brown Men
Routine traffic stops can be a nightmare for minorities who fall victim to the humiliation of local police harassment.