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The Republican’s Double-Dip Recession, and What Must Be Done
John Boehner said Tuesday the Republicans got “90 percent of what we wanted” from the budget deal. So presumably he and his colleagues are willing to take responsibility for …

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The Wrong Problem Solved
Washington - The debt-ceiling fight generated enough hyperventilation and heartburn to replace a coal-fired power plant. The resulting product? It's starting to look kind of puny and irrelevant. …

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The Fight for a Progressive America Begins Today – and Does Not End in 2012
President Barack Obama speaks about the debt compromise, August 2, 2011. (Photo: Lawrence Jackson / White House) A couple of days ago, a friend was telling me …

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Bahrain and Human Rights
It is becoming painfully obvious that the United States is hostile to the "Arab Spring." In Egypt, US military aid programs remain in force, and in Yemen a "secret" …

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In Cuba, the Revolution Continues, Softly, as Times Change
On my first day in Cuba, in 1967, I waited in a bus queue that was really a conga line. Ahead of me were two large, funny females resplendent …

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Obama Says He’ll Really Fight for the People … Next Time
President Barack Obama talks with staff during a Domestic Policy Council meeting in the Oval Office, July 28, 2011. (Photo: Pete Souza / White House) By gollies, …

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Health Insurers Sacrifice Americans for Profit
Three of the biggest health insurers have announced quarterly earnings in the past few days. If Americans were able to eavesdrop on what executives from those firms tell their …

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Debt and Empire
To: General Petraeus, Langley HQ From: Operative 650, Kabul office Re: Memo XE1955 General Petraeus: First, I would like to introduce myself. I …

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“Until the Day I Die”: Gerta Louisama on Haitian Women Winning Their Rights
Gerta Louisama is a member of the Executive Committee and the National Women's Committee of Tèt Kole Ti Peyizan Ayisyen, Heads Together Small Producers of Haiti, Haiti's largest and …

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The Hostage Crisis Continues: Why Obama Can’t Pivot to Jobs and Growth
With the hostage crisis behind him, the President is now ready to talk about the nation’s real problem. Nine paragraphs into his remarks today announcing the nation …