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The Deep Shallowness of Professor Gingrich
Mea culpa, I misspoke, my bad — I stand corrected. In past commentaries, I have called Newt Gingrich a lobbyist. Apparently, he hates that tag, even though …
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Koch Political Group Brags About Bullying GOP Lawmakers Into Denying Climate Science
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) In its cover story this week, the National Journal explores a curious phenomenon: while the science supporting climate change has only gotten …
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Michael Moore: The Winter of Our Occupation
Occupy Wall Street protesters march in Brooklyn, December 6, 2011. (Photo: bogieharmond) And now it is winter. Wall Street rejoices, hoping that the change of seasons will …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: President Obama Denounces “Trickle-Down Economics,” and More
Thom Hartmann here – on the news…
Twenty Examples of the Obama Administration’s Assault on Domestic Civil Liberties
Occupy Oakland, October 25, 2011. (Photo: Reginald James/TheBlackHour.com) The Obama administration has affirmed, continued and expanded almost all of the draconian domestic civil liberties intrusions pioneered under …
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Measuring the Impact of Mass Movements
With the explosion of Occupy Wall Street protests, many people have begun to wonder whether this movement will have a lasting impact, and, if so, what political changes it …
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Arrest George W. Bush for Crimes Against Peace, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
The Kuala Lumpur Foundation to Criminalise War is serious about getting George W. Bush and Tony L. Blair arrested and prosecuted, after the milestone verdict of the Kuala Lumpur …
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Bank of America Takes Occupy Foreclosure Actions Seriously, Warns Employees “We Need to Be Prepared“
Today, the Occupy Wall Street movement is taking part in a series of actions they’ve called “Occupy Our Homes,” aimed at preventing foreclosures and protecting those still struggling to …
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CELAC: Speaking for Latin America and the Caribbean
On Saturday, December 3rd – while most of the U.S. media was focused on the political demise of Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain and the growing financial meltdown in …
Kids Eating Rat Poison Is an “Acceptable Risk” for ALEC
An American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) member is defying Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules limiting the sale of rat poisons that pose dangers to children and the ecosystem. ALEC …