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Paying Taxes to Your Boss: A Step Toward 21st Century Feudalism
Employers are already treating their workers like their subjects. Now some of them get to collect taxes, too.
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Fifteen Things Neither Romney Nor Obama Is Brave Enough to Stand For
Despite big differences, there are issues that neither candidate is brave enough to tackle.
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Election Countdown 2012: The Media Respond to Richard Mourdock’s “War on Women”, and More
Mission elapsed time: T + 49 and counting* Naturally enough, my symbol for Hell is something like the bureaucracy of a police state or the office of a thoroughly …
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Portland, Oregon Prepares for Pre-Election Anti-Austerity Protest
The activists hope the action will have the potential of growing into a powerful European-like movement capable of changing social policy on a national level.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Fukushima Is Having Trouble Disposing of Hundreds of Thousands of Tons of Contaminated Nuclear Waste Water, and More
In today's On the News segment: Fukushima's water-treatment manager admitted that they are having trouble disposing of hundreds of thousands of tons of contaminated nuclear waste water; a CEO threatened …
Obama and Romney Unite on Destructive Bioenergy Policy
When it comes to the candidatesu2019 harmful stances on biomass energy and biofuels, the two might as well be running on the same ticket.
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When Boston Police Spy on Free Speech, Democracy Suffers
There is evidence that Boston Police officers have worked within the local fusion spying center to monitor the lawful political activity of local peace groups and track their movements …
How Wall Street Won the Election Long Before the First Vote Was Cast
Four debates later, and it's clear that Big Finance will continue to drive our economy.
Where Romney and Obama Stand on the Supreme Court
The next president could very well appoint one or two new justices. And who steps down first could also depend on who's elected.
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Secretive Surveillance Program Goes to the Supreme Court
The US government insists that Americans donu2019t have the right to challenge a law that lets the NSA eavesdrop on them, but that could change next week.