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Economic Update: Worker’s Self-Directed Enterprises
Richard D. Wolff: Worker self-direction is a solution for the bankrupt Hostess bakery.
How the Myth Began – Petraeus in Mosul
Petraeus is a new type of military commander whose primary strength isn't strategy or combat command, but manipulation of media to maintain support for wars of choice.
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Despite Election Victories, Escalating Poverty and Inequality Remain Largely Ignored
A media blackout on poverty still threatens the majority's well-being after the election, says Ted Morgan.
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Of Plagues and Prisons: Two Films Everyone Should See
Films depicting the drug war and AIDS crisis may surprise progressives and should be required viewing.
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Paul Krugman: Beyond Fiscal Cliff, an Austerity Bomb
Paul Krugman: The phrase austerity bomb is a much better term than fiscal cliff to describe what's scheduled to happen at the end of the year.
A Reformist Strategy to Downsize the Drone Strike Policy
It's likely to be more useful if a greater number of legislators do something modest, than if very few do something profound.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Florida Republicans Admit to Planned Voter Suppression, and More
In today's On the News segment: As many as 10,000 US troops and several thousand NATO troops may stay in Afghanistan after 2014 to “assist” with Afghan security forces …
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Walmart’s Hunger Games
Unlike previous Hunger Game Black Fridays, this time the working poor are fighting back.
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After Black Friday’s Strikes, What’s Next for Walmart?
Black Friday strikes make mark on Walmart.
Obama Has Power but Risks Republican Wrath Gaining Mideast Peace
Like so many presidents before him, Obama is afraid to say or do anything in public that might be labeled as anti-Israel.