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Op-Ed
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We’ve Got Each Other
Dear Reader, When it comes to upholding progressive American values, most of our institutions are in decline, if not already defunct. It’s pretty clear that we can’t …
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Why Some Liberals Attack Prophets Like Cornel West
The liberal class, which attempted last week to discredit the words my friend Cornel West spoke about Barack Obama and the Democratic Party, prefers comfort and privilege to justice, …
There Is Much More to Say
On May 1, 2011, Osama bin Laden was killed in his virtually unprotected compound by a raiding mission of 79 Navy Seals.
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The Media Is a Curable Disease
Rupert Murdoch, who got his start in business marketing rats and manure, has chosen to deny Italy access to a television network that has presented critical coverage of both …
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A Little Less Corporate Political Corruption
President Barack Obama is considering an executive order to mitigate the damage being done to our democracy by the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling. (Photo: Philip Scott Andrews …
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The IMF after DSK
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the leader of the International Monetary Fund, appears in court for an arraignment over allegations that he had sexually assaulted a maid in New York, May 16, …
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Politico Has Not Heard About the Collapse of the Housing Bubble and Economic Crisis
That is the conclusion that readers of a Politico article headlined, "budget surplus to deficit: how we got here,"must conclude. This article attributes the increase in the deficit in …
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Wisconsin’s “Dog-and-Pony Show” Faith-Based Supreme Court Election “Recount“
An 'Official Paper Record' of a touch-screen vote from Waukesha County, WI, dated March 30th, 2011, from their April 5th, 2011 Supreme Court Election. (Photo: Barbara With) …
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“Professional Left” – and Proud of It
(Photo: slurv) Dear Readers,
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Meltdown On the Launch Pad
Former Congressman Newt Gingrich of Georgia speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) Washington - "I want to make sure every House Republican is …