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The NAACP’s Relevance Step
With its support for gay marriage, the NAACP has done more than strike a blow for fairness and equality.
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Europe’s Leaders Double Down on a Failed Strategy
Paul Krugman: As broader evidence that Europe's economic strategy is an utter failure increases, the usual suspects are doubling down.
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Drone Attacks Can’t Save the G8’s Bacon
Many of the G8 countries - comprised of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States and Russia - are former colonial powers that have thrived …
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Charles Koch + Roger Ailes = Ohio University?
Why would the esteemed Ohio University host a talk by the likes of Roger Ailes? Maybe we should ask one of the talku2019s patrons, Charles Koch.
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The Six Lessons of the Sixth of May
Translated Thursday, 10 May 2012, by Henry Crapo and reviewed by Bill Scoble. Rejection of Sarkozysm, failure of the swerve to the right by the UMP [i], its sanction by …
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The Ills of Money-Driven Medicine
A couple of weeks ago, nine medical specialty societies released a list of 45 medical tests and procedures they believed are significantly overused. On the heels of this announcement …
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Older Workers Have Highest Long-Term Jobless Rate
Older workers who lose their jobs have the highest rate of long-term unemployment compared to any other age group. In 2011, more than half of jobless workers, ages 50 …
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Feeding Obesity
Attention foodies: There's a new craze in Cuisine World, and it's going 180 degrees in the opposite direction from the much-publicized healthy-eating movement. It has nothing to do with …
Congress Cans the Constitution, as Chicago Police Abduct Activists
In the wake of this week’s House votes on the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act — which left the NDAA’s domestic military detention provisions even more noxious than they were before — …
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Why US Politicians Are Quiet About Europe’s Meltdown
After the Greek elections struck fear into the hearts of the global banksters, the fallout remains uncertain. If the next Greek election produces again an anti-austerity result, Greece will …