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Moody’s Threat to Downgrade US Debt is Political, Not Fiscal
There is no risk of default on US bonds. Moody's warning about its AAA rating serves a rightwing agenda of public spending cuts.
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Occupy Wall Street and the Art of Demanding
Of all the internal controversies Occupy generated, the one over whether the movement should adopt specific demands may have been the most significant.
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Canada Proves the Decline of Unions is Not Inevitable
While it is assumed the unions have ran their course in the US, examples from places like Sweden and Canada prove that the end is not inevitable.
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Networking Rebellion: Digital Policing and Revolt in the Arab Uprisings
Here is a look back at how the uprising in Syria showed how technology has completely changed the face of political protest around the world.
Monopolizing War? What America Knows How to Do Best
Can you name all the countries where US troops have been deployed? Tom Engelhardt discusses War in America is the booming business it has always been.
“Values” Voter Summit: Of Train Wrecks and Frankenstein’s Monsters
The Values Voter Summit, organized by the anti-gay and fundamentalist Christian extremist Family Research Council (FRC), may u201cPremier Conservative Event of 2012,u201d but more importantly, it is a chance …
Economic Update: “No Better Economic Policy?”
Updates on Spain's government vs radical unions' responses to crisis, who gains most from expanding money supply, temp and low-paid replace middle level jobs, US dominates global arms sales. …
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Let’s Outgrow the Infantile Disorders Evident in Occupy the DNC
With the one year anniversary of the #Occupy movement just around the corner, DC based activist Joel Northam gives a critique of the movement during both National Conventions.
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Apology for Akin: Why He Is Only Saying What Republicans Are Thinking
When it comes to the GOP and the controversy surrounding
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The Worst Teacher in Chicago
It's Back to School Time! Time for the editorialists and the Tea Party and Barack Obama's Education Secretary Arne Duncan to rip into the people who dare teach in …