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The Price If Health Care Is Overturned
Washington - In arguments before the Supreme Court this week, the Obama administration might have done just enough to keep the Affordable Care Act from being ruled unconstitutional. Those …
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All Parties Ignore the One Way to Reduce Health Care Costs: Single-Payer
In a recent full-page newspaper advertisement, IBM touted massive medical savings through computerization. It's a promise they've made before, starting with a report issued in 1961. If only these …
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The Moderate Republican Fades Into History
Rick Santorum came out to greet his supporters around PM as the results came in for a for the former Pennsylvania senator, in what was for most of the …
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The Supreme Court’s Five Hypocrites
The Supreme Court is so full of it. The entire institution, as well as its sanctimonious judges themselves, reeks of a time-honored hypocrisy steeped in the arrogance that justice …
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If the Court Kills Health Care, Will America “Let Him Die”?
Despite significant negative signals, the final outcome of this week's arguments over the Affordable Care Act will remain unknown until the Supreme Court issues a ruling in June. What …
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“Where Have We Been All This Time?“
Translated Thursday 22 March 2012, by Henry Crapo and reviewed by Isabelle Métral Jean-Luc Mélenchon addresses the crowd assembled in the Place de la Bastille, at 5 pm Sunday …
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Activist Judges on Trial
Washington - Three days of Supreme Court arguments over the health care law demonstrated for all to see that conservative justices are prepared to act as an alternative legislature, …
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Worker Ownership for the 21st Century?
USW President Leo Gerard and USW members protest trade deals, October 4, 2011. (Photo: aflcio) It may not be the revolution’s dawn, but it’s certainly a glint in the …
David Bacon on US Policies and the Great Mexican Migration
Noted journalist, author, documentary photographer, and long-time labor organizer David Bacon was Thorne Dreyer's guest on Rag Radio, Friday, March 16, 2012, on Austin community radio station KOOP-FM and …
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The Truth About the US Postal Service
What does 50 cents buy these days? Not a cuppa joe, a pack of gum or a newspaper. But you can get a steal of deal for a 50-cent …