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“ALEC Who?” ALEC Has an Identity Crisis
The corporate bill mill hired the world's largest PR firm and has been struggling to repair its image in the past year.
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Our Public Transportation System Is a Sweatshop on Wheels
The battles in towns and cities across the country usually pit 100 or 200 beleaguered union workers in a local bus system against a powerful multinational and its lobbyists.
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Navy Commander Rescinds Order Halting Commercial Flights From Florida to Guantanamo
The Navy commander at Guantanamo has rescinded an order issued last month halting commercial air travel to Guantanamo from Florida.
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Dirty Clean Lies
If you want to stay healthy, wash your hands. That’s the verdict of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, whose position is that hand-washing is one of …
Election 2013: Voting Laws Roundup
In 2013, state legislators continue to push laws that would make it harder for eligible American citizens to vote. At the same time, others are pressing measures to improve …
The Anti-Empire Report #115
Wikileaks has done it again. I guess the US will really have to get tough now with Julian Assange and Bradley Manning. In a secret US cable to the …
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Tax Dollars for the Next Generation
Nothing is certain except birth and taxes. That’s right, I said birth and taxes. We know that babies will be born. We know that we will pay …
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Obama Joins the Club
Every Democrat running for re-election in 2014 will have the stinking dead albatross of their president's cut to Social Security hanging around their neck.
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At Thatcher’s Funeral, Bury TINA, Too
As Margaret Thatcher, Britain's highly conservative former Prime Minister, is laid to rest, can we bury her rhetoric with her as well?
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Are California Prisons Punishing Inmates Based on Race?
Under the guise of gang violence, prisons in California are enacting racially based lock downs reminiscent of Jim Crow era segregation.