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Tax the Rich – Problem Solved
What if there was a group of terrorists holding your family hostage with a gun pointed at themselves, demanding the account number to your pension fund? Would you negotiate …
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We Will Set Sail for Gaza Again
Demonstrators board the American boat, "The Audacity of Hope," which planned to be part of the international flotilla to Gaza, at a port near Athens, Greece, June 30, 2011. …
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Congressman Ryan: The Rich Man’s Robin Hood
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) delivers a Republican response to President Barack Obama's speech on the national debt at the Capitol in Washington, April 13, 2011. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews …
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The Ideological Crisis of Western Capitalism
(Photo: emperley3) Just a few years ago, a powerful ideology – the belief in free and unfettered markets – brought the world to the brink of ruin. …
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Foreclosure and Renters: Banks Break the Law
Banks routinely violate state and federal laws protecting tenants in rental buildings in foreclosure, particularly in a “foreclosure belt” stretching across the South and West Sides, according to a …
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Losing the Plot: The Afghan War After Bin Laden (2)
With Osama bin Laden dead,can the United States finally bring an end to the Afghan War, its longest-lasting foreign military conflict? It’s an obvious question, since the invasion of …
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Reading Ethan Bronner in Athens: How the New York Times Gets It Right – and Very Wrong – on the Gaza Flotilla
Demonstrators board the American boat, "The Audacity of Hope". (Photo: Nadia Shira Cohen / The New York Times) If you share in the project of reforming US …
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A Looming Betrayal
(Photo: Pete Souza / White House) Exactly what the hell is going on around here? On Thursday, headlines on both the Washington Post and the …
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Avoiding Impunity: The Need to Broaden Torture Prosecutions
(Photo: USMARINE0311 / Flickr) President Barack Obama declared "nobody's above the law" in 2009, as Congress contemplated an investigation of torture authorized by the Bush administration. However, …
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Firing Line: The Grand Coalition Against Teachers (2)
In a nation as politically and ideologically riven as ours, it’s remarkable to see so broad an agreement on what ails public schools. It’s the teachers. Democrats from various …