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The Kochs and the Guv Stir up a Hornets’ Nest
Thank you, Scott Walker! And you, too, Charles and David Koch! Thanks for being so ham-handed in pushing your self-serving, virulently anti-union agenda on the schoolteachers, health care workers, …

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Boeing Boondoggle — Pork Can Fly
"The gift that keeps on giving" should have been the headline on the Pentagon's decision to award Boeing Co. a $35 billion defense contract. Defense of the nation, of …

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Climate Change and the Water Crisis in the US Southwest
Where and how will climate change first affect large numbers of American voters? Answering that question may be crucial to the global efforts to protect the earth’s climate. The …

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Dr. King and the Tea Party
February may have been Black History Month, but let's be honest: the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a problem. He was always challenging governments, challenging …

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The Real US National Security Budget The Figure No One Wants You to See
What if you went to a restaurant and found it rather pricey? Still, you ordered your meal and, when done, picked up the check only to discover that it …

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Central Bankers, Politicized
(Source: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, has crossed the line by acting as cheerleader for the …

The Liberal Media Strikes Again
If I hear one more person talk about the "liberal media" in America, I will probably vomit on them.

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Will ABC News’ “Made in America” Series Avoid Their Boss, Disney?
Last weekend, ABC News heavily promoted its special "Made in America" series that will run all week. From the promotions, it looks like the series will focus partly on …

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The Dangers of American Fascism
An article in the New York Times, April 9, 1944. From Henry A. Wallace, Democracy Reborn (New York, 1944), edited by Russell Lord, p. 259. …

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Biodiverse Ecological Farming is the Answer, not Genetic Engineering
Industrial globalised agriculture is heavily implicated in climate change. It contributes to the three major greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide (CO2) from the use of fossil fuels, nitrogen oxide (N2O) …