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Questions for 2012
There are so many unanswered questions and contradictions all around us. But like the families of alcoholics in denial we stay quiet and try not to rock the boat. …
Vampire Squid Watch: Four Scary Economic Trends for 2012
Having been seen to twitch – ever so slightly – in the 2011 tidal wave of global protests, the vampire squid is stirring in its evil lair. Reports of …
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Montana State Supreme Court: Citizens United Not Welcome Here
(Photo: s_falkow) In a rebuke to the United States Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Montana has held that Citizens United does not apply to Montana campaign …
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Cornel West and Carl Dix: Pursuing Justice in the Age of Obama
With the world in transition, and the future so unclear, what kind of promises can we make to our children? What can we do to ensure a just world …
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The GOP Ticket in 2012: Romney-Rubio
Mitt Romney (left) and Marco Rubio. (Photos: Gage Skidmore, Geoff Holtzman / TalkMediaNews) Since my New Year’s prediction that Obama would select Hillary Clinton for his running …
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Reading in the New Millennium: Forward to the Past?
(Photo: The Daring Librarian) I’m a bibliophile of the first water. I have spent what seems half my life in bookstores all over the world. Some readers …
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Romney Wins Iowa Caucus by Eight Votes
Des Moines - Mitt Romney’s quest to swiftly lock down the Republican presidential nomination with a commanding finish in the Iowa caucuses was undercut on Tuesday night by the …
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Possible Showdown With Iran Sends Oil Prices Soaring
Washington - The possibility of a confrontation between the United States and Iran appeared to grow Tuesday after the Obama administration dismissed an Iranian warning against moving a U.S. …
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Republicans Have Shut Down the NLRB. The President Must Act!
As of now an agency of our government, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), is effectively shut down, unable to do its job. This is a “nullification” by Republicans, …