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The Right’s Obamacare Rhetoric Is Completely Detached From Reality
The old saying that u2018you're welcome to your own opinions but not your own facts' seems quaint in today's political environment.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: House Republicans and President Obama Stalemate in Fiscal Negotiations, and More
Over the weekend, House Republicans and President Obama hit a stalemate in fiscal negotiations, and the Senate moved on to work out their own plan, and more.
Operation Streamline Shutdown: Si Preguntan Porque? – If They Ask Why?
Scouring media outlets nationwide, it is evident that Operation Streamline u2013 which was shut down by human rights activists on Oct 11 in Tucson u2013 remains u201cAmericau2019s dirty little …
The Demise of the Left (and How to Revive it)
Although most polls indicate that Americans are putting the blame on Republicans for the government shutdown in terms of actual politics, the Republicans are winning. The debt ceiling is …
Bullying and the Power of Pity
Pity is a powerful tool. And President Obama wields it with mightu2014saying recently that the Republicans are just u201ctrying to mess with meu201du2014in his ongoing Iu2019m-the-good-guy posturing with a …
Ali: “You Must Listen to Me”
From March 1967 to October 1970, Muhammad Ali lived in America the Beautiful, not as a free man, but as the embodiment of Baldwinu2019s declaration in 1972.
Bill Moyers: Dollars v. Democracy
This week the Supreme Court began its new term with a case that could further upend campaign finance laws by allowing individual donors to give millions of dollars to …
Cleanup at 505 Toxic Sites Suspended During Government Shutdown
Kate Sheppard: One of the many programs crippled during government shutdown has been the EPA's cleanup of highly polluted superfund sites.
“Five Hundred People Will Control American Democracy” If Supreme Court Overturns Campaign Finance Law
On Tuesday, justices heard arguments in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission, which has been referred to as “the next Citizens United.”
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The GED Test Is About to Get Much Harder, and Much More Expensive
The new version of the exam has tougher questions and a higher registration fee—plus it requires computer proficiency.