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Beyond Big Bird
While Big Bird as a character served as a symbol in the fight to protect public broadcasting, it is now important to move past support alone and use nonprofit …
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Will Tim Geithner Lead Us Over or Around the Fiscal Cliff?
Robert Reich: If Geithner believes any deal with Republicans is better than no deal, and deficit reduction is more important than job creation, we could be in for a …
America’s Future: War and Peace in the 21st Century
Military weaponry, in effect, is this nation's number one domestic product and its number one export.
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Goldman Sachs’ Global Coup D’etat
Thom Hartmann and Sam Sacks: The Bank of England, a key player in the ongoing Eurozone crisis, announced that former Goldman Sachs investment banker Mark Carney will be its …
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I Can Has Shared Sacrifice?
The whole bloody mess - u201cshared sacrificeu201d (Obama; heh) / austerity / u201cThrow Grandma from the Fiscal Cliffu201d - is appalling, and dispiriting.
My Thanksgiving: A Turkey Sandwich at WalMart
I did not spend Thanksgiving evening with my wife and my five children. I spent it, instead, handing out turkey sandwiches to workers in WalMart.
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Labor’s Call To Action: The Grand Bargain Betrayal
There is no coincidence that the war against unions is happening at the same time as the war against social programs.
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Despite Election Victories, Escalating Poverty and Inequality Remain Largely Ignored
A media blackout on poverty still threatens the majority's well-being after the election, says Ted Morgan.
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Of Plagues and Prisons: Two Films Everyone Should See
Films depicting the drug war and AIDS crisis may surprise progressives and should be required viewing.
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Paul Krugman: Beyond Fiscal Cliff, an Austerity Bomb
Paul Krugman: The phrase austerity bomb is a much better term than fiscal cliff to describe what's scheduled to happen at the end of the year.