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First-Term New York State Senator, Mark Grisanti Takes Cue From Romney/Gingrich/Santorum Playbook
The sole message of [a recent] mailing was that Grisanti was one of the co-sponsors of a bill to stop welfare recipients from using their benefit cards to make …
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Prop 37 Solution to Walmart’s Untested, Unlabeled, Toxin Spliced Corn
The genetically engineered sweet corn, which has also been manipulated at the DNA level to withstand pesticides that are sprayed on it, has never been proven safe.
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Eight Problems With Common Core State Standards
Variously motivated corporate interests, arguing that the core was being sloppily taught, organized a behind-the-scenes campaign to super-standardize it.
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Robert Reich: Mitt’s 13 Percent Tax
Romneyu2019s alleged 13 percent tax rate is lower than that of most middle class Americans who earn a tiny fraction of what he earns.
Blaming the Mirror: Lolo Jones and US Public Education
P.L. Thomas explains that Lolo Jones and other female Olympians are not the problem, they are a reflection of what the American people have come to expect.
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Why Romney’s Choice of Ryan Won’t Help America Debate the Big Issues
While political pundits claim that Paul Ryan's appointment will start the real financial debates, not even Romney is completely on board with the Vice President's economics.
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Paul Ryan and the Long War on Democracy
The reactionary Koch brothers, along with Tea Party advocates and gloves-off free-market capitalists have used the Citizens United decision to pressure Romney into selecting Ryan as his running mate.
Think Tanks: The Invisible Hand of Policy
Do you know how to define a think tank? More importantly, do you know how much power they have in our lives?
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Ecuador Grants Assange Asylum, Respecting Human Rights, Despite Threats From UK
As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange finds asylum in Ecuador, the country's image and political standing are threatened.
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Jim Hightower: Koch Brothers’ Moonshine
A dirty windfall from a dirty fuel to underwrite dirty politics. You don't need a bloodhound's nose to sniff this one out.