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The Right’s War on Moderation
Washington - Political moderates and on-the-fencers have had it easy up to now on budget issues. They could condemn “both sides,” and insist on the need for “courage” in …

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Representing Knowledge Workers in the New Era
Signs from a Writer's Guild of America East Solidarity Rally in Washington Square Park, in November of 2007. (Photo: Amber Baldet) Recent ideologically-driven attacks on collective bargaining …

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The Peasants Need Pitchforks
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) A “working class hero,” John Lennon told us in his song of that title, “is something to be/ Keep you doped with …

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“It’s All Relative“
I finally saw Inside Job at a friend’s house tonight. I don’t have anything original to say about it. I thought it was a very, very good movie. There …

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The EU Debt Crises: Three Weaknesses of the European Stability Mechanism

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Military Tribunal May Hide 9/11 Motives
The Likud Lobby and their allied US legislators can chalk up a significant victory for substantially shrinking any opportunity for the accused planners of 9/11 to tell their side …

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Seventeen Rooms and What Do You Get? Apparently, a Workforce in Rebellion
Statistics are one thing; people are another.

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Such Elegant Ideas, but Not Always Simple
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) One question that comes up occasionally from readers is: What would make me change my mind about how …

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Sacrificing Teachers and Firefighters to Hoovernomics
(Photo: AMagill) America owes a debt of gratitude to such insightful Republican governors as Scott Walker of Wisconsin, John Kasich of Ohio, Rick Snyder of Michigan and …

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Why We Must Raise Taxes on the Rich
It’s tax time. It’s also a time when right-wing Republicans are setting the agenda for massive spending cuts that will hurt most Americans. Here’s the truth: The …