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The Dirty Little Secret of Private Equity Profits
Private equity firms like Mitt Romney's own Bain Capital are about to spend $22 billion dollars just to hold on to what they already have.
In Defense of Indigenous Studies: This Time, It’s Personal
Seemingly few people realize that when the state came after Ethnic Studies in Arizona a few years ago, it was because the state deemed Raza Studies to be outside …
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The Real Blame for Deaths in Libya
Rep. Darrell Issa and the Republicans are making political hay from last monthu2019s killings in Libya of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. But the real blame traces …
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Obama Is Back
Robert Reich: Obama told America where he wanted to take the nation in his second term.
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William Rivers Pitt: When the President Comes to Town
During last night's debate, Romney appeared astonished at having to avoid a counterpunch for most of the event, and spent virtually the entire evening falling over every lie he …
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Letter for President Obama, for the Second Debate
I know. I've talked about it a million times. So have a million other people. It's dangerous for a black guy to show his anger. Frankly, I don't buy …
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The Problem Is Not Romney – It’s the Republican Party
Double-talk and obfuscation are some of his only options given what the party base demands.
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Five Points Obama Must Address Tonight
Your passive performance in the last debate was damaging because it reenforced the Republican claim that youu2019ve been too passive in getting jobs back and in responding to terrorism …
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Obama’s Task Tuesday Night
He must offer not just history lessons and dire warnings, but a positive vision of the next four years.
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Henry A. Giroux: Can Democratic Education Survive in a Neoliberal Society?
Hedge fund managers now sit on school boards across the country doing everything in their power to eliminate public schools and punish unionized teachers who do not support charter …