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The Real Story on Senator Dick Durbin’s Leadership
Senator Dick Durbin is a hard guy not to like. This August, I was able to meet with the Senator along with several other leaders with IIRON and other …
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Don’t Tread on Us: Occupy, Jill Stein, and the Decentralization of Democracy
Arrested twice since she accepted the Green Party nomination, Presidential candidate Jill Stein's character has been under fire, causing supporters to become upset.
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History’s Magic Mirror: America’s Economic Crisis and the Weimar Republic of Pre-Nazi Germany
The corporate and GOP establishment, represented by Romney, are betting the ranch that they can contain the new Far Right populists. But they are increasingly dependent on them.
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The Power Outage Didn’t Divide NYC: Income Inequality Did
As Hurricane Sandy blew threw New York City, those with financial security before the storm were able to survive in style while others suffered.
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Unraveling the “Future Generations” Debt Debate
The common claim that deficits mean that we're selling our birthright to the Chinese makes no sense at all.
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Five Easy Post-Election Predictions (No Matter Who Wins)
While there are many differences in the two presidential candidates, there are some things that will continue to break down this country no matter who is elected.
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The Basic Fact of Life on Earth
Sometime in the 1990s I heard the Harvard professor of medicine, Eric Chivian, make a presentation on Capitol Hill about the anthropogenic origins of global warming. He is an …
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Why Chavez Won Again
If you want to understand how the Chavez administration continues to win free and fair elections, you need only hear the stories of formerly marginalized communities and look more …
Fracking: We Know What We’re Against. What Are We FOR?
While the anti-fracking campaign is very vocal about what they are against, Maura Stephens outlines what goals the movement wants to accomplish.
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Romney’s Latest Lie, His Former Lies, and Why We Must Not Put Liars in the White House
Romney's latest move to accuse Chrysler of shipping production to China, and to blame Obama for letting it happen, has once again fallen flat.