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Paul Krugman | Europe’s Next Bad Idea: Bring in the Technocrats
What Europe calls technocrats aren't people who know how the world works.
Texas Governor Champions the Rights of Fringe Constituents
Jade Helm is an eight week military exercise across six states, but many conspiracy theorists argue a federal takeover.
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Skyrocketing CEO Pay Is Bad for Our Economy
Skyrocketing CEO pay is not just an ethical problem, but it's also simply bad economics.
Requiem for the Home Front: A Cheer for Irma the Caricaturist
“Other than memories and the random things my mother told me, I know so much less than I would like to about her,” Engelhardt writes of his late mother.
Would “President” Scott Walker Ask Congress for Authorization Before He Bombed Iran?
Walker has previously said that he would undo an Iran deal on the first day of his presidency, regardless of what our allies have to say about it.
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Cutting Off People’s Water Is Just Wrong
According to the UN, water is a human right, yet affordability is keeping Baltimore and Detroit from gaining access.
A Victory for the People in Havana: Former Cuban Parliamentary Speaker Hails Restoration of Ties
Bruno Rodriguez became the first Cuban foreign minister to visit Washington since the time of the Cuban revolution.
Secret Talks and Sperm Deals: Sen. Patrick Leahy Details Back Story to Renewed US-Cuban Ties
Leahy played a pivotal role in the secret negotiations between the US and Cuba, and helped with the release of the Cuban Five.
“Africa’s Pinochet”: Former US-Backed Chadian Dictator Hissène Habré Faces War Crimes Trial
The former dictator of Chad is accused of killing as many as 40,000 people during his eight years in power in the 1980s.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Cap-and-Trade Emissions Programs Are Paying Off in the Northeast, and More
In today's On the News segment: Nine Northeastern states are reaping the benefits of their Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; European regulators are being swayed by Big Agriculture; conservative media claim …