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It’s a Great Day to Act to Cut the Pentagon Budget
Conventional wisdom is that the automatic cuts in the Budget Control Act won't happen; at the end of the day, they will be replaced by a package of revenue …
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Mitt Romney: Not Exactly a Captain of Industry
It appears that the Obama campaign has decided to ignore the queasiness of Democrats who have Wall Street ties and go after Mitt Romneyu2019s record at Bain Capital. And …
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Problem of His Own Making
Mitt Romney has every right to cloak his personal and professional finances in secrecy — and voters have every right to assume he has something embarrassing to hide. If …
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Presto! The DISCLOSE Act Disappears
The DISCLOSE Act is meant to reveal who's donating $10,000 or more to super PACs and trade groups.
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Four Spending Myths That Could Wreck Our World: How Not to Solve an American Crisis
If lawmakers skipped the myth-making and began putting Americau2019s resources into a series of domestic investments that would spur the economy now, their acts would yield dividends for years …
Homophobic Chaplain Alliance’s Feeble, Failed Attempt to Rape Servicemembers’ Civil Rights
Under the approving gaze of successive generations of complicit military leaders, ever more powerful sections of the chaplaincy became strongholds for those who sought to turn the Armed Forces …
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Economic Rapture Might Be Around the Corner
If the deficit disappears, our economic nightmare might finally come to an end.
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The Selling of American Democracy: The Perfect Storm
The greatest concentration of wealth in more than a century u2014 courtesy u201ctrickle-downu201d economics, Reagan and Bush tax cuts, and the demise of organized labor. Combined with unlimited …
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Opening Historic Trails: Accidental Heroes Stomp Sports Inequity
In the midst of a workout, I was not thinking about Title IX or the people who worked to secure my rights. But I knew about Title IX and …
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An Argument for Human Life and Values in Greece and Everywhere
Greece needs to embrace a new political thinking that de-fetishizes the rule of money.