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Incomes Drop in 2011, Rich and Poor Divide Deepens
It was the weak labor market that dominated the US Census Bureau data and continued to wreak havoc on American families last year.
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Paul Weyrich’s Troika Reunited: ALEC Partners with Republican Study Committee at Heritage Foundation
Controversy is arising as Republican leaders attempt to connect a trifecta of right wing organizations established by conservative activist Paul Weyrich.
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Turmoil Over Contentious Video Spreads to Yemen and Iran
Protesters attacked the American Embassy in Yemen; reports also spoke of a separate protest in Tehran.
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Occupy Wall Street and the Art of Demanding
Of all the internal controversies Occupy generated, the one over whether the movement should adopt specific demands may have been the most significant.
The Bain Way: Let the States Pick Up the Tab on National Debt?
We do need to get our fiscal house in order, but after reading about The Bain Way and Mr. Romney's love of his business acumen, I disagree, more than …
Liars Don’t Lead, They Mislead
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan disqualified themselves for leadership with the whoppers they peddled at the GOP convention.
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Occupy the TPP: Civil Disobedience Actions Blockade Entrance to Site of TPP Negotiations in VA
Photos and commentary from the latest protest against the Trans Pacific Partnership in Lansdowne, Virginia.
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Canada Proves the Decline of Unions is Not Inevitable
While it is assumed the unions have ran their course in the US, examples from places like Sweden and Canada prove that the end is not inevitable.
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Networking Rebellion: Digital Policing and Revolt in the Arab Uprisings
Here is a look back at how the uprising in Syria showed how technology has completely changed the face of political protest around the world.
Monopolizing War? What America Knows How to Do Best
Can you name all the countries where US troops have been deployed? Tom Engelhardt discusses War in America is the booming business it has always been.