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Political Advice to Republicans on Medicare
Seniors listen to a presentation at Rigden Farm Senior Living facility in Fort Collins, Colorado. Medicare has the greatest support among the over-65 age group that currently depends on …
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Why Washington Isn’t Doing Squat About Jobs and Wages
Tony Harrington waits in line to talk with potential employers at a job fair, which drew more than 250 people, in Bloomington, Minn., May 2, 2011. (Photo: Craig Lassig …
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Why the Free Trade Agreement With Colombia Is Still a Bad Idea
For five years, the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiated between the administrations of George Bush and Colombian president Alvaro Uribe was stalled in the US Congress because of …
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How Fraudulent Is the GOP Budget Plan? It Wouldn’t Even Make a Dent in the Deficit
The Republican budget plan is the purest expression of the Right's longstanding desire to dismantle the social safety net. It's not about the budget deficit—that's simply a premise — …
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A Tale of Two Raids
They were both responsible for thousands of civilian deaths in causes they believed were righteous. They both occupied top spots on the World's Most Wanted list. They were both …
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Secret Cash: The Worst Political Scandal of All
Callista Gingrich, wife of former Congressman Newt Gingrich. (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) Sometimes I feel like Gus, the father in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" — …
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Food for Revolution
(Photo: Brett Fyfield / Flickr) Princeton – Summits are defined by their location. It is quaint that the 1933 World Economic Conference took place in the Geological …
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The “Evils of Entitlement“
(Photo: Eldar_ / Flickr) I've often thought of creating a socialist Monopoly game. I never have, because the word "socialist" connects to product decidedly less effectively than, …
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Art and Money
(Photo: Mo Riza / Flickr) In the US, artists and performers of all kinds have the possibility of "making it big" and gaining huge financial rewards. Conventional …
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Risky Advice
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout; Adapted: Natalia Devalle, NASA) Brighton – Why do we seem to be witnessing an increasing number of nasty technological surprises? Indeed, this …