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Dr. Gabor Mate on the Stress-Disease Connection, Addiction and the Destruction of American Childhood
Mate argues too many doctors seem to have forgotten what was once a commonplace assumption, that emotions are deeply implicated in both the development of illness, addictions and disorders, …
Economists’ Statement on Health Care
We are economists who think that the economy should serve people, the planet and the future.
Save Social Security – Now and Always
With reports the President is poised to force a deal that would cut Social Security benefits through the chained CPI, it may be the time for the Left to …
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America’s Pathologic Infatuation With Guns
In the weeks since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting gun sales have soared, begging the question, what is this country's obsession with firearms?
The Bottom Line: Housing
We are economists who think that the economy should serve people, the planet and the future. Four million families have lost their homes to foreclosure in the Great Recession. …
Postal Hunger Strike Over, Victory Declared
Five Postal workers completing a hunger strike in protest of a reduced work week broke their strike and declared a
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A Silly Country
This is a silly country. "You know if that was me or you trying to stop him, the police would arrest us. Lock us down. They'd say, 'Man, let …
Crisis! Pro-Obama Jews Must Demand Diplomacy Advocate Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense
Robert Naiman asks the Jewish community to continue to support their belief in the Obama administration by supporting Chuck Hagel as the new Secretary of Defense. Here is how …
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Learning Our Penchant for Mass Murder
“Do we really think we can say one thing and do another without clearly teaching that violence is how to handle whatever aggravates or frightens us?” writes Mike Ferner.
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Cliff Hanger: Obama’s Last Stand and the Republican Strategy of Fanaticism
Robert Reich: I recommend going over the cliff; it would put public pressure squarely on rank-and-file Republicans, where it belongs.