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Michigan Locals Fight for Democracy
If Rick Snyder ever comes to help you, run away as fast and as far as you can. Snyder is the right-wing, corporation-hugging governor of Michigan. The …
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Four Ways Government Policy Favors the Rich and Keeps the Rest of Us Poor
The rich really are different from you and me. There’s the obvious, of course: They have a whole hell of a lot more money. But just as important, they …
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The Zero Economy
(Image: JR / Truthout) The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday no jobs were created in August. Zero. Nada. Well, not quite. The strike at …
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Quick Things to Bring Manufacturing Jobs Home
Here is a fact about bipartisanship and civility in Washington: the Republicans in Congress will obstruct anything President Obama proposes to create jobs and help the economy, period. A …
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Rick Perry: Consistently Wrong on Social Security
SOCIAL SECURITY IS A PONZI SCHEME Perry: Social Security “is a Ponzi scheme for these young people.” (Iowa Caucus Event at The Vine Coffeehouse, August 27, …
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Why the US Isn’t Ready for Single Payer Yet
Dr. Samuel Metz, an anesthesiologist in Oregon, has a letter in the August 27 New York Times arguing for a single payer system in the US Several responses follow. …
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Obama’s Jobs Plan: Will He Offer Policy Miniatures or Give ‘Em Hell?
Next Thursday President Obama will unveil his jobs plan. He’ll choose either Plan A or Plan B. Plan A would be big enough to restart …
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California Redistricting Win Ensures Black Voice in State Politics
A couple of weeks ago, the fate of African American political representation in California remained uncertain as the Redistricting Commission prepared to approve or reject its final maps. Although …
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Always Someone There to Remind Us
Washington - Thank you, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, for emerging from your secure, undisclosed locations to remind us how we got into this mess: It didn’t happen …
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The Lesson of the Chinese Invasion
Many economic Nostradamuses have long predicted that the epitaph on America's tombstone will ultimately read, “Made In China.” But casual observers probably didn't think the funeral procession would happen …