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Fleecing the Angry Whites
Since the days of Richard Nixon’s “Southern strategy,” the Republican Party has wooed angry whites with coded messages designed to play to racial prejudices – and that pattern has …
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When Diplomacy With Iran Was Not Only Legal, but Painless
The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to pass — with only six nays — the Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2011. At the Hill's Congress Blog, Jamir Abdi …
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How College Football Bowls Earn Millions in Profits, but Pay Almost Nothing in Taxes
When Louisiana State University and the University of Alabama meet in tonight’s Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship game in New Orleans, college football’s top prize will be on …
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Justice Department Finally Cuffs Sheriff Joe, but Not the Policy That Made Him
Joe Arpaio, the self-proclaimed “toughest sheriff in America,” will cooperate with the federal government’s demands to clean up his department after a three-year investigation found rampant racial profiling and …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Move Over Greece – Italy Is the New, Biggest Thorn in the Euro Zone
In today's On the News segment: The Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling yesterday banning foreign nationals from meddling in our elections; White House Chief of Staff Bill …
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Danger Waters: The Three Top Hot Spots of Potential Conflict in the Geo-Energy Era
Welcome to an edgy world where a single incident at an energy “chokepoint” could set a region aflame, provoking bloody encounters, boosting oil prices, and putting the global economy …
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Capitalism in Crisis: The Code That Forms a Bar to Harmony
Greedy bankers, overpaid executives, anaemic growth, stubbornly high unemployment – these are just a few of the things that have lately driven protesters on to the streets and caused …
Have the Super-Rich Seceded From the United States?
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) It was in 1993 during Congressional deliberation over the North American Free Trade Agreement. I was having lunch with a staffer for …
Mitt Romney: Vulture Capitalist
One of the benefits of the seemingly endless Republican primaries, aside from the entertainment value, is the opportunity to discover how right the candidates are ... about each other. …
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Romney Retains Big Lead as New Hampshire Prepares to Vote Tuesday
Manchester, New Hampshire - The race for the Republican presidential nomination has two tiers in this state, which votes Tuesday in the first 2012 primary. Mitt Romney, the former …