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Stop the Austerity Train Wreck!
The biggest question right now on Planet Washington is whether the congressional supercommittee will reach an agreement. That’s the wrong question. Agreement or not, Washington is …
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The Health Care Industry’s Stranglehold on Congress
One of the reasons why Congress has been largely unable to make the American health care system more efficient and equitable is because of the stranglehold lobbyists for special …
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Super Committee Member Senator John Kerry: Grover Norquist Is “The 13th Member Of This Committee“
Today, the 12-member congressional super committee is expected to announce failure to reach an agreement to cut $1.5 trillion from the federal budget. One of major “sticking divides,” as …
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Inquiry Finds “Significant” Misconduct in Ted Stevens Case
Washington - Federal prosecutors pursuing the late Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens engaged in “significant, widespread and, at times, intentional” misconduct but should not face criminal contempt charges, a special …
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Occupying Jail
His name was Carmine, and he spoke very much as though he were from South Queens, which he was: "What these guys are doing takes a lot …
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The Supercommittee Should Go Really Big and Turn Against the 1 Percent
Congressional staff speak with co-chair Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington), as co-chair Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) looks on, at the second meeting of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction …
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The Trashing of the People’s Library
One of the clearest indicators of a fascist mentality is its contempt for oppositional ideas. The Nazis staged mass book burnings, and some U.S. religious zealots followed in their …
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The 5 Most Toxic Energy Companies and How They Control Our Politics
Four days after the April 5, 2010 explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia, the 300 family members keeping vigil finally learned that the last of …
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Redefining the Union Boss
Not long ago, truckers pulled off highways across America and tuned in to someone whose CB handle was “Troublemaker.” “I’m barely hanging on,” one driver lamented. His …
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This Is Not What Containment Looks Like
“To strengthen Iran sanctions laws for the purpose of compelling Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons and other threatening activities, and for other purposes,” begins HR1905, the …