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Billboard Wars
The American Freedom Defense Initiative has recently released a series of billboard ads using the historically racist language of
Money is Speech: A Musical History of Campaign Finance
Here's ProPublica's latest new video on the storied history of money in politics.
Allowing Sequestration Defense Cuts May Right Our Listing Ship of State
Strategic tweaks in defense spending can slash waste, grow jobs.
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In Conference Call, Romney Urged Businesses to Tell Their Employees How to Vote
Romney was addressing a group of self-described “small-business owners.”
What Senator George McGovern Got Right
Just for kicks we could change it up this time and cut taxes on working people rather than the rich. I bet voters would just hate that!
William Rivers Pitt: The Second Debate
This segment is debate discussion on the second presidential debate between President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney on 10-16-12 in New York.
Election Countdown 2012: Republican and Green Party Candidates Go Head to Head on State House Ticket in Florida, and More
Mission elapsed time: T + 40 and counting* "Well, I got a job and tried to put my money away, but I got debts that no honest man can …
U.S. Courts-Martial in Occupation Japan: Rape, Race, and Censorship
Terese Svoboda delves into the subject of rape during World War II, the lack of official documentation from the government and what impact is left behind by this tragedy
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Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down DOMA in Opinion by Republican-Appointed Judge
Judge says any law which discriminates against gay or lesbian people should be treated skeptically.
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Luck, Wealth, and Richard Posner
"I think that ultimately everything is attributable to luck, good or bad,” writes jurist and economic theorist Richard Posner. So the question remains, are the wealthy alone entitled to …