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Repackaging Mitt as a Compassionate Conservative? It’s Too Late
Mitt Romney may be showing his sensitive side on his tour through Ohio, but the American people cannot forget what the real Romney says when no one is looking.
Texas Tar Sands Tree-Sit Launches to Halt Keystone XL Indefinitely
Two blockaders locked down to construction equipment in Winnsboro, Texas, to defend the nine people now occupying a tree village on Texas landowner David Daniel's property.
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A Crucible of Political Disenchantment: “Dismiss Whatever Insults Your Own Soul”
Phil Rockstroh discusses how our society, detached from itself, is lost in a “Weltschmerz,” meaning a world of pain.
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Subliminal Message: Rahm Lost
Emanuel accepts financing from groups whose goal is the destruction of teachers unions and the eventual breakup of public education itself.
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Jim Hightower: America’s Pusillanimous Press
While newspaper reporting had already been severely weakened by drastic cutbacks in newsrooms, but the latest decline comes from newsroom managers and staff who've chosen to compromise on a …
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Five Facts About Voting in America for National Voter Registration Day
Although National Voter Registration Day has come and gone, Think Progress lists some things that you should know about one of your most important rights.
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Meet the Welfare Queens of the 1%: The Moochers Mitt Missed Work for the Pentagon
There is no dispute about the status of major Pentagon contractors, their utter dependency on government, and their outsized profiteering.
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Chicago Teachers, Verizon Workers and Quebec’s Students Prove That Resistance Works
Teachers in Chicago, Verizon workers, and students in Quebec recently proved that not only are strikes and general resistance and dissent essential to any democracy, they also work.
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Unresolved OPD Shooting of Black Teenager Alan Blueford Illustrates Oakland’s Continuing Crisis of Governance
After seeking justice from the City of Oakland for months, the family of Alan Blueford finally caught the attention of city leaders on September 18 when their protest brought …
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The Master’s Radical Political Critique
The Master, the latest movie from director Paul Thomas Anderson, initially seems to miss the mark after aiming high, but it nonetheless gets under your skin! A few days …