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Blowing Up the House
Washington - Media reports are touting the Senate’s Gang of Six and its new budget outline. But the news that explains why the nation is caught in this debt-ceiling …

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Sorry Elizabeth, Wall Street Said No
Members of the House of Representatives meet with Elizabeth Warren, Special Advisor for the United States Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 20, 2011. …

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Bastille Square: a New Era for Civil Disobedience à la Française
The year 2011 of the "Spring of the Peoples" has already made history in so many ways that it will probably become an essential benchmark in future textbooks—maybe as …

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To Save Our Cities, Put Children First
We know a lot about the ideal environment for a happy whale or a happy mountain gorilla. We're far less clear about what constitutes an ideal environment for a …

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The Case for Defined Benefits and Retirement Security
(Photo: itspaulkelly) In America, anybody who works for a living should be able to afford to retire. That's why shunting newly hired and/or existing civil …

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130 Republicans Who Are in Congress Today Voted to Hike the Debt Ceiling Under Bush Without Hostage Threats
White House and congressional negotiators are currently in the process of striking a deficit reduction deal, as most Republicans in Congress are refusing to raise the federal debt ceiling …

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Could Wall Street Ever Face a “Murdoch Moment”?
History books record an empire's fall as a series of dates and events. Battles are fought, people resist, elections are called, arrest warrants are issued. But those are just …

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Gender Politics, Evangelical Edition
Washington - I didn't want to write a column about Michele Bachmann but my husband told me to. Naturally, I listened. Not! Poor man, he …

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A Right-Wing Jobs Program for America
Here's the core economic problem we're facing today: Unemployment and underemployment are rampant and entrenched throughout America, stifling any hope for real recovery and threatening the very survival of …

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Hawk Nation: A Guide to the Catastrophic Debt Ceiling Debate
News reports hold that President Obama scored a political victory by agreeing to put Medicare and Social Security on the chopping block to achieve a "go-big" $4 trillion deficit …