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Op-Ed
America in Decline
Corporate power's ascendancy over politics and society both political parties far to the right of the population.
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Does Al Jazeera’s American Debut Give Hope for Media Diversity?
Al Jazeera English made its United States television debut this week, continuing the network's transformation in the eyes of the American public and government from dangerous machine to respectable …
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Debt Ceiling Deal: Wrong Diagnosis Leads to Wrong Treatment for What Ails the Economy
The stock market's decline as the debt-ceiling deal was sealed says it all. Wall Street doesn't buy the reliance on magical thinking behind this deal – that it will …
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Bringing on the “Obama Recession” by Forgetting the Lessons of Keynes and FDR
“The economic experiments of President Roosevelt may prove, I think, to be of extraordinary importance in economic history, because for the first time — at least I cannot recall …
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The US Doesn’t Have a Debt Problem. It Has a Crisis of Values
Default was the best option. The shameful and dangerous debt ceiling deal passed into law yesterday made that clear. It is rooted in the grand bargain that the political …
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Journalist Kicked Out of ALEC Conference, Threatened With Arrest
In late July, shortly after the launch of ALECexposed.org, Lousiana State Rep. Noble Ellington, a Republican from the state's 20th district and the national chairman of the American Legislative …
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How to Take Our Country Back From the Money Men Who Fund the Tea Party
If there is a silver lining to the debt limit crisis — and it's a big if — it would be that the extremism of Republican agenda has finely …
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The Bizarro FDR
Barack Obama is a lot of things — eloquent, dissembling, conniving, intelligent and above all, calm. But one thing he is not is weak. This basic truth …
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Detroit Loves Good Mileage At Last
Fifty years ago, Ford unveiled a small-scale model for its atomic-powered car of the future. A capsule in the rear would contain the nuclear power and could be replaced. …
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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 …