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A Modest Proposal for Jacob Lew: Acknowledge Three Simple Facts about US Fiscal Reality
Three irrefutable facts about the current US fiscal condition that Jack Lew should be willing to recognize.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: First New Gun Law Since Sandy Hook Massacre Set to Pass Today, and More
In today's On the News segment: Today New York is expected to pass the toughest gun control law in the nation u2013 and the first new gun law since …
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Aaron Swartz’s Politics
If we are to honor Aaronu2019s life, we will recognize him as a broad social justice activist who cared about transforming our society.
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Corporate Gold on the Fiscal Cliff
Behind closed doors, Congress larded the fiscal cliff deal with corporate tax breaks worth tens of billions of dollars.
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The GOP’s Boldest Election-Rigging Move Yet
The Republican Party wants to change the way presidential Electoral Votes are counted.
Eight Things I Miss About the Cold War
“Fifty years ago, college was cheap, unions were strong, and there was no terrorism-industrial complex,” writes Jon Wiener in this nostalgic piece on the Cold War era.
To Head CIA, Obama Nominates The Ringmaster of The Festival of Torture: John Brennan
John Brennan has been tapped the head the CIA.
Hundreds of Sandy Survivors Call for Passage of $51 Billion Dollar Aid Package
Rockaway Island residents say billions in aid needed for full recovery.
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Victory in Tucson: Visioning it, Declaring it and Ensuring it
In the fight for cultural studies, it is not just about the desires of the people, but what they are willing to do to make those desires a reality.
“An Incredible Soul”: Larry Lessig Remembers Aaron Swartz
“This was somebody who was pushed to the edge by what I think of as a kind of bullying by our government.”