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Republicans Start to Unite Around Call to Allow Billionaires and Corporations to Directly Fund Campaigns
Eight in 10 Americans believe that there is too much money in American politics, and only 17 percent agree with the Supreme Court that corporations should be allowed to …
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The Political Cost of Romney’s Nasty Win in Florida
With his resounding victory over Newt Gingrich in Florida on Tuesday, Mitt Romney showed a worried Republican base a side of himself that it has both longed for and …
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State of the Primary
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At Hearing on “Fracking,” Capitol Police Arrest Director of “Gasland“
On Wednesday, House Republicans ordered Capitol police to arrest Josh Fox, director of the Academy Award-nominated documentary "Gasland," along with his crew. The group was attempting to film a …
The Battle for America’s Backyard: An Interview With “Gasland” Director Josh Fox
Josh Fox, director of "Gasland." (Photo courtesy of Gasland)
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Josh Fox Responds to His Arrest on Capitol Hill: “The Truth That Fracking Contaminates Groundwater Is Out“
Washington, DC - I was arrested today for exercising my First Amendment rights to freedom of the press on Capitol Hill. I was not expecting to be arrested for …
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Obama’s Destructive Urban Policy Alienates Low-Income Communities
President Barack Obama speaks to employees at a Ford plant in Chicago on August 5, 2010. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times) From the window …
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Kafka at the Pentagon
When it comes to U.S. policy toward Iran, irony is the name of the game. Where to begin? The increasingly fierce sanctions that the Obama administration is …
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Michael Hudson Interview: Fraud, Folly & Mortgages at GE, Whose CEO Heads The President’s Jobs Council
This is the audio clip of an interview I did for The Breakdown this weekend with journalist and author Michael Hudson, who did a terrific piece on GE Capital's mortgage crisis called Fraud …
The Haditha Massacre: No Justice for Iraqis
Khalid Salman, whose sister and children were killed in a 2005 incident with US Marines, at his family's cemetery where they are buried in Haditha, Iraq, on November 13, …