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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 …
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Veterans Day Began as a Pledge to End All Wars
World War I was considered the war to end all wars. (Photo: Boston Public Library / flickr) Believe it or not, November 11th was not made a …
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At Sotheby’s and Beyond, “Occupy” Movement Boosts Unions
What started as mostly young people hunkering down in New York’s financial district has mushroomed into an inspiring protest movement against runaway corporate power and staggering income inequality. …
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Don’t Buy Into Generational Warfare: Keep the Super Committee Accountable to the 99 Percent
The 12-member Super Committee is down to its final two weeks to produce a plan to cut at least $1.2 trillion from the federal budget. According to recent reports, …
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We Are the 1 Percent … and We Stand With the 99 Percent
I first realized that I came from wealth when I discovered that not everybody’s family had more than one house. It was a further revelation when, growing …
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The Right Wing’s 2011 Shellacking
Washington - This week's elections around the country were brought to you by the word “overreach,” specifically conservative overreach. Given an opportunity in 2010 to build a long-term majority, …
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Paul Krugman to Paul Ryan: “The Truth Hurts“
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) During a recent speech, Paul Ryan, the Republican chairman of the House Budget Committee, expressed outrage over what …
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Tom Friedman: Wall Street Will Save Us From Wall Street
New York Times columnist Tom Friedman (11/9/11) went to India in order to appreciate how the grassroots movement to stamp out political corruption there is superior to Occupy Wall …
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Foreign Influence: Inappropriate for Lawmakers Tasked With Shrinking the Deficit
In his presidential farewell address, George Washington offered this warning to the young nation: "Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence…the jealousy of a free people ought to be …