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Is Medical Care a Good Business?
For the past several decades, America has been experimenting with applying the principles of business to our health care system. Many believed that by unleashing the power of markets, …
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Fifteen Things Old Boys Like Rick Santorum Don’t Want You to Know About Your Body and Your Contraception
Last month, the Associated Press distributed an article titled: Birth control: Lots of choices, but confusion is widespread. Good news: Even if you feel hazy or muddled right now, you likely …
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The Real “Winner” in Iowa: New “Super” Front Groups That Are Super Corrupting Our Democracy Thanks to “Citizens United“
“Citizens United” Case Wreaks Havoc
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Why the Tea Party Needs Mitt
Dear Tea Party Movement, For the last few months, the world has been fascinated by your frenzied search for a presidential candidate who is not Mitt Romney. …
Political Malfunctions (or Victimizing Iran) – an Analysis
Part I – Flawed Systems Winston Churchill once said that “No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is …
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Rancor Between Gingrich and Romney Spills Over in Debate
Manchester, New Hampshire - Tensions between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney finally spilled onto the debate stage Sunday morning when moderator David Gregory gave Gingrich the opportunity to call …
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Organize in 2012
It's a new year, at last. I say “at last” because 2011 was a rough ride, politically. Here's a summary of the bigger bumps: non-stop Congressional gridlock, …
Bird-Dogging the New Hampshire Candidates
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, with his wife, Callista, during a campaign stop at the Pinkerton Academy, in Derry, New Hampshire, January …
Author of “Pity the Billionaire” Maps Our Ideological Fantasy World
(Image: Metropolitan Books) Thomas Frank is the author of “Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right” (Metropolitan Books). He wrote several …
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The Gospel of the Penniless, Jobless, Marginalized and Despised
(Photo: Michael Kalus)