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What Can Save the Euro?
Europe's single currency, the euro. (Photo: aranjuez1404) New York - Just when it seemed that things couldn’t get worse, it appears that they have. Even …
The Final Indignity, the Last Insult, the Real America
The Air Force dumped the incinerated partial remains of at least 274 American troops in a Virginia landfill.
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Waiting for the GOP’s Love
Washington - Moderator Wolf Blitzer opened Tuesday's Republican debate by introducing himself and adding, for some reason, "Yes, that's my real name." A few moments later, the party's most …
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Obama’s New Square Deal
Washington - President Obama has decided that he is more likely to win if the election is about big things rather than small ones. He hopes to turn the …
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What Government Aid?
Earlier this year I wrote about a paper by Suzanne Mettler that included a survey showing that a large proportion of beneficiaries of government programs insist that they have …
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The Future of the Occupy Movement
The Occupy Movement, which has already been hugely successful in thrusting issues of inequality and corporate power into the public discourse, faces a critical juncture. As many of the …
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The Deep Shallowness of Professor Gingrich
Mea culpa, I misspoke, my bad — I stand corrected. In past commentaries, I have called Newt Gingrich a lobbyist. Apparently, he hates that tag, even though …
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Michael Moore: The Winter of Our Occupation
Occupy Wall Street protesters march in Brooklyn, December 6, 2011. (Photo: bogieharmond) And now it is winter. Wall Street rejoices, hoping that the change of seasons will …
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Measuring the Impact of Mass Movements
With the explosion of Occupy Wall Street protests, many people have begun to wonder whether this movement will have a lasting impact, and, if so, what political changes it …
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Arrest George W. Bush for Crimes Against Peace, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
The Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War is serious about getting George W. Bush and Tony L. Blair arrested and prosecuted, after the milestone verdict of the Kuala Lumpur …