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Why Do Conservatives Vote Against Their Own Interests?
Michigan Congressman John Conyers, Dean of the Congressional Black Caucus, raised a compelling question in a conversation the other day: “Why do conservatives vote against their own interests?” If …
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Romney’s Anti-Obama Rhetoric: A Demonstration of Moral Cowardice
(Photo: GRAFF, Norway / CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) "In the general election, I’ll be pointing out that the president took the reins of …
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Education Reform: An Order-of-Magnitude Improvement
Imagine the present corporately promoted education reform effort as a truck, its tires nearly flat from the weight of the many unexamined assumptions it carries. On board: …
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The Plow and the iPhone: Conservative Fantasies About the Miracles of the Market
A central doctrine of evangelicals for the “free market” is its capacity for innovation: New ideas, new technologies, new gadgets — all flow not from governments but from individuals …
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Staring at Empty Pages
Occupy Wall Street protesters in Zuccotti Park in October 2011. The movement was not directly mentioned in President Obama's State of the Union address, but many themes were. (Photo: …
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Jim Hightower | Politicos Are Stealing the People’s Property
“Sorry, we're closed.” In one of the saddest signs of the times, this message is popping up all across the country, as governors and legislators are cutting off funds …
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Obama: No Retreat, No Surrender
Ashington - It was to be expected that in the course of his State of the Union address, President Obama would mention the killing of Osama bin Laden, whose …
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State of the Union: “The Defining Issue of Our Time” and the Definition We Needed
We were hoping to get from President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night a bold, galvanizing vision of how the economy could be made to work once …
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State of the Union Remarks (Transcript and Video)
TRANSCRIPT: THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force …
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Rooted in Politics, Austerity Worsens the Greek Tragedy
The Athenian Municipal Solidarity Center provides meals to homeless and poor residents of Athens. (Credit: Eirini Vourloumis / The New York Times) The Washington Post recently …