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How the 40-Year “Long Recession” Led to the Great Recession
If you had to date the Great Recession, you might say it started in September 2008 when Lehman Brothers vaporized over a weekend and a massive mortgage-based Ponzi scheme …
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The NYT’s Trouble with Drones
The New York Times is trying to push the administration on Obama’s illegal drone program. Their appraisal is that the Obama administration is dragging its feet when it …
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Cut Social Security and Veterans’ Benefits? Cut the Pentagon Instead
Just for example, cutting 11 percent of the F35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet would save as much money as President Obama proposes to save by whacking benefits for seniors, …
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Interview With Rob Witherell: Representative, United Steelworkers (USW)
Interview with Rob Witherell who works for the United Steelworkers union at its headquarters in Pittsburgh.
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Seven Chilling Facts About Retirement in America That Should Make Obama Tremble Before Cutting Social Security and Medicare
Obama's plan for social security would be economically irresponsible, socially disruptive and morally repugnant.
Could Democrats Be Rebranded As the “Anti-Social Security Party?“
As Obama attempts to cut social security, it may be time to for the Democratic Party to rethink their political ethics.
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Fracking Free Speech
The gagged townspeople of Sanford, New York are suing their town board over the infringement of their First Amendment rights.
Homeless in High Tech’s Shadow
In Californiau2019s Silicon Valley, Facebook, Google and Apple have minted hundreds of new tech millionaires. But not far away, the homeless are building tent cities along a creek in …
Leaked EPA Documents Expose Decades-Old Effort to Hide Dangers of Natural Gas Extraction
Efforts by lawmakers and regulators to force the federal government to better police the natural gas drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing.
“The Kissinger Cables”: Three Years After “Collateral Murder,” WikiLeaks Explores US Diplomacy
The whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has just published