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The War on Contraception Goes Viral
As those of us who’ve been following the anti-choice movement for years can attest, the biggest stumbling block for them has been finding a way to make a move …
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What’s Inside Big Oil’s Head?
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) The big five of Big Oil might want to mull over a bit of advice that baseball great Ted Williams once offered …
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Deconstructing a Paul Ryan Sound Bite
Rep. Paul Ryan from Wisconsin revels in his reputation as America's ultimate conservative policy “wonk.” He plays the part well. At the drop of a hat, the Republican lawmaker …
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Remain Calm: Money Madness Does Not Have to Be Contagious
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) I’ve been fond of quoting the late economist Charles Kindleberger, my old teacher at the Massachusetts Institute of …
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Spitting in the Face of the Poor
Former Congressman Newt Gingrich of Georgia, speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) Dear Readers, The right wing is playing its usual …
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Doha Goes on Life Support
The impasse continues in the WTO's Doha negotiations, to the point that even the relentlessly optimistic Secretary General Pascal Lamy, after another deadline-driven search for concessions, admitted that there …
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Strong Unions: The Worst Nightmare for the Financial Elite
Protesters in Madison, Wisconsin, February 19th, 2011. (Photo: ra_hurd) The antiunion movement in the United States keeps us underpaid and represents a serious impediment to economic growth. …
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The Battle Is Squared, and Why We Need Budget Jujitsu
Technically, the federal government has now reached the limit of its capacity to borrow money. Raising the debt ceiling used to be a technical adjustment, made almost …
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Global Capitalism’s Heart of Darkness
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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The Kooky Konservative Klown Kar
Donald Trump at CPAC 2011 in Washington, DC. Trump recently announced he would not be running for president. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) Say it ain't so, Donald. …