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Op-Ed
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A War of Gods: Occupy, Community and the Sacred
Our perception of the sacred determines the community we seek. The sacred isn't only a matter of belief; it is also an expression of where we live and whom …
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Ignore Grover…and Learn from Him
Washington, DC - Here's the first lesson from the early skirmishing over ways to avoid the fiscal cliff: Democrats and liberals have to stop elevating Grover Norquist, the anti-government …
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Bungee-Jumping Over the Fiscal Cliff
Extending the Bush tax cuts for the middle class while ended them for the rich requires an audacious move on the part of the President and the middle class.
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Austerity: The 1%’s Global Battle Cry
Austerity cuts have become the battle cry for the majority of Americans whose futures are threatened by massive cuts to social security and medicare.
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How Long Until Birth Control Pills Are Sold Over the Counter?
This may not be the fight the Obama administration was looking for, but they may end up having it.
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Santa Claus Faces the Democratic Firing Squad?
What Bernie Sanders and other Progressives understand is Democrats havenu2019t been playing Santa Claus for the last 80 years just to win elections. Theyu2019ve been playing Santa Claus to …
Outlawing Nuclear Weapons: Time for a New International Treaty?
With the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty failing, we need a bold plan to pressure nuclear weapon states to begin negotiations for a new international treaty.
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Towards a Resilient Global Economy
If I had to pick a single word to describe the global economy today, it would be fragile. Policy makers and business leaders have actively built a system that …
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Unlike Twinkie Don’t Let the GOP Go Bankrupt: A Liberal’s Plea for a Viable Opposition Party
Separated by only a week, both Hostess Brands and the Republican Party raised the white flag of defeat. Hostess' flagship snack Twinkies and GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney were, …
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A Death in the Family – and the Question Is: Whodunit?
While the honchos in charge of Hostess were demanding deep cuts in worker's pay, health care and pensions, they quietly jacked up their own pay.