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Ransom Paid
President Barack Obama speaks about a debt deal at the White House on Sunday night in Washington, July 31, 2011. Obama announced that leaders of both parties in the …
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Obama’s Capitulation to the Tea Party
The raw deal on the budget ceiling has been cut. The Tea Party terrorists – the extremist faction willing to hold the economy hostage to get their way – …
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Did Bush Leave Us Bankrupt, Corrupt, Ungovernable?
President George W. Bush speaks to reporters in the Pentagon after he and members of his national security team were briefed on the latest developments in Iraq, Afghanistan and …
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Dangerous Worlds: Teaching Film in Prison
When I first heard that my college had formed ties with a prison and that some of our teaching assistants were already offering courses to inmates, I leapt to …
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Writers Cited in Breivik Manifesto Have Spoken at US Military Colleges as Anti-Terrorism Experts
In February 2009, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) received some very good news. A woman named Brigitte Gabriel had been disinvited from speaking at the United States Air …
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World Reacts to Debt Ceiling Debacle: “Irresponsible,” “Worst Kind of Absurd Theatrics“
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill about the nation's debt limit in Washington, July 26, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews / …
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Stop Calling This a “Debt Crisis” – It Isn’t
You have probably been hearing about "the debt crisis." I can't open a newspaper or turn on the radio or TV without hearing about "the debt crisis." Well stop …
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Time for Public Sector Unions to Fight Back
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy speaks to the media. (Photo: Douglas Healey / The New York Times) The media attack on public sector unions has reached a timely …
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The New Old Party in Mexico?
On July 3, Mexico held state and local level elections, marking the beginning of intense speculation about the presidential election, which will take place this time next year. The …
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Workers Gaining in Fight for Union Rights
This year marks the 76th anniversary of the National Labor Relations Act, the Depression-era law that was essential in building an American middle class - and which remains essential …