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Congress Cuts Food Stamps While Expanding Welfare for Corporate Farms
Jason Rano: The crop insurance system lacks transparency while the SNAP program has one of the lowest fraud rates of any government program.
Indigenous Group Fighting Tar Sands Gets Boost From Neil Young
First Nations Chief Allan Adam discusses the tar sands awareness tour with Canadian musician Neil Young and the health issues that communities face.
Why Is the Fed Pushing Interest Rates Higher?
Gerald Epstein: The big banks will benefit from higher interest rates in emerging markets but this does not benefit the US economy.
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For Pete Seeger and His Family
Pete Seeger's voice will remain in the hearts of the millions who have heard him.
2014 State of the Union (Minus the Corporate Influence)
In some alternative universe, not only is Dennis Trainor Jr. the speechwriter for President Obama, but he actually convinced the president to deliver the following as the 2014 SOTU.
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11 Million Americans Can Save the Climate
A vigorous US citizen movement can force Congress to pass strong climate laws. Then, the rest of the world will fall in line.
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My Homage to Martin Luther King Jr.
“It took me a while to discover that Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the wisest humans that lived among us in the modern world.”
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Corporate Chemical Spills
This is what the “free market” gets you: water that smells like licorice, but you can't drink, cook or wash your hands with it.
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Obama Calls for “Opportunity for All”: Eight Policies to Make It Happen
Here are eight with the power to truly create the universal opportunity the president called for.
Top Three Media Lies About the Syrian Peace Talks
The media spin machine is again kicking into high gear, perfectly timed to accompany the “Geneva II” Syria peace talks.