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Wall Street v. Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren, special adviser to the secretary of the Treasury on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, greets commuters at a rail station in Boston, September 14, 2011. (Photo: Katherine …
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The True Conservative Scandal
Washington - Conservatives need to contemplate what the Rick Perry and Herman Cain stories say about the state of their movement and the health of their creed. …
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Assessing Obama’s “Peace” Moves
In another step toward bringing George W. Bush’s two major wars to an end, the Obama administration is planning to transition the U.S. military role in Afghanistan to mostly …
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Corporate Media Stumped on How to Cover the Occupy Movement
Conventional journalism is increasingly irrelevant in a time of crisis. We find abundant proof in a recent column from the New York Times’ so-called “Public Editor,” who is supposed …
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The Originality of Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street, November 6th. (Photo: [clint]) The political movements of the left that I have participated in over many decades were almost always focused on or …
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“Safe, Legal, Ethical and Effective”? It’s Time to Annul Our Report on Psychology, Ethics and National Security
(Photo: Doug Mills / The New York Times) Many viewers were outraged this past August watching NBC's “Today Show” interview with former Vice President Dick Cheney. Promoting …
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“Occupy” and Hope for a Human Spring in Afghanistan
(Photo: isafmedia / Flickr) The reason the Occupy movement grips our hearts is that the Afghan strategy of the past 40 years implemented by Afghanistan's lords and …
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Start a Business?! How ‘Bout Occupy Entrepreneurship?
Occupy Wall Street protesters march in New York's Financial District on September 26th, 2011. (Photo: _PaulS_ / flickr) I recently came across a pithy, anti-Occupy Wall Street …
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Cain, Penn State Scandals Should Make America Face Everyday Sex Abuse
Herman Cain has opted for a blanket denial, asserting that the four women who have so far accused him of inappropriate sexual conduct belong to a Democratic Party conspiracy …
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From Occupy Wall Street to Occupy the Neighborhoods
The Occupy movement has done something amazing, getting Americans to start questioning our economic divides. It's created spaces for people to come together, voice their discontents and dreams, creatively …