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Mike Lofgren | The Revolt of the Lower Middle Class and the Stupidity of the Elites
Why do Tea Party adherents favor policies that are often directly counter to their economic interests?
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Even the Dead Travel in the Age of Globalization
“'Til death do us part,” that age-old marriage vow, has always sounded a little, well, non-committal to Confucian ears. In Vietnam, for instance, where I come from, death is …
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Knowing One’s Place
When a young Norwegian tourist is found murdered in the forest of Lake Superior's north shore in Vidar Sunstøl's “The Land of Dreams,” one character asks, "Who would want …
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Myth Busting the Smear Campaign Against Social Security
With the interim ‘debt ceiling/government shutdown’ agreement reached last week between the Obama administration and the Teaparty-driven U.S. House of Representatives, the real negotiations on deficit cutting—aka Austerity American …
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The Real Social Security Retirement Age is Already 70
The full Social Security benefit is pegged to a u201cretirement ageu201d thatu2019s many years after most people retire.
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On the Border and in Cities, Skin Color Still Matters
The illegal arrest of a US citizen in texas has sparked a racially charged situation where immigrant relations are already tense.
Who Buys the Spies? The Hidden Corporate Cash Behind America’s Out-of-Control National Surveillance State
“The 2012 election proved to be a post-modern thriller, in which the main characters everyone thought they knew abruptly turned into their opposites” as America still struggles with the …
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World’s Anger at Obama Policies Goes Beyond Europe and the NSA
Some of the United Statesu2019 closest allies are so upset about the NSA surveillance programs that the Obama administration has gone into damage-control mode to ensure the rifts donu2019t …
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Bill Moyers and Michael Winship | The Lies That Will Kill America
As mainstream media continues to defend big banks like JP Morgan Chase, they hurt the people left most vulnerable after the economic crisis, the American people.
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Author Max Blumenthal Offers Unfiltered View Into Israel’s Commitment to Ethnic Supremacy
Journalist Max Blumenthal offers a rare and unfiltered lens into the hideous implications of Israel's commitment to Jewish supremacy.