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Walmart Is Not the Bargain You Might Think
People flock to Walmart for perceived bargains and convenience. Here are some facts that might keep them from adding to the profits of a company that's squashing lives and …
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“Do What Thou Wilt,” or Who Imagined Ted Cruz Into Existence?
The closer your political platform gets to allowing everyone to do as they want, the better your chances are to get elected.
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Want to Cut Food Stamp Spending? Raise the Minimum Wage
Don't cut programs for the people who need them, cut those people's need for the programs.
Google Moves Right by Funding ALEC and Heritage Action
Google's progressive image is being questioned after it contributed funds to conservative groups like ALEC and Heritage Action.
“There Is a War on Journalism”: Jeremy Scahill on NSA Leaks and New Investigative Reporting Venture
Six months ago, Glenn Greenwald published his first article about Edward Snowden's leaks from the National Security Agency in The Guardian newspaper.
Remembering Nelson Mandela: From Freedom Fighter to Political Prisoner to South African President
Former South African president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95. South African President Jacob Zuma announced Mandela's death Thursday saying, "Our nation has …
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Unemployment
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House Sequester Bill Curbs Tax Havens
Congressman Lloyd Doggett and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro today introduced the Sequester Delay and Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, a bill that would end sequestration and curb corporate use of …
Forced Guilty Pleas in Drug Cases: Threat of Draconian Sentences Means Few Willing to Risk Trial
Since drug defendants rarely prevail at trial, it is not surprising that 97 percent of them decide to plead guilty.