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America’s Top Prison Corporation: A Study in Predatory Capitalism and Cronyism
Last week I wrote about the private prison company The GEO Group and how allowing private businesses to operate prisons can affect our justice system, our laws and the …
Austerity, the Path to Prosperity?
Rep. Paul Ryan sat down with Steve Forbes recently to have a “very serious” conversation about the US economy. The architect of the House budget plan, Ryan stated in …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Newt Gingrich Will Suspend His Campaign for President, and More
In today's On the News segment: Newt Gingrich will suspend his campaign for president, 25 major US corporations on the Fortune 500 list paid their CEOs more money than …
The United States Military … a Crusader Force?
We know that the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and other mujahideen feel that they are involved in a holy war. Do US military personnel also see themselves in this role? Countless …
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An Anniversary You’re Forced to Remember
Friday, April 27, marked the anniversary of a Supreme Court decision that you are probably unaware of, but will be forced to live with if you end up in …
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Activists Occupy the Justice Department to Demand an End to Racist Mass Incarceration
On Tuesday, April 24, several hundred activists from around the country gathered outside the Justice Department (DOJ) in Washington, DC, to call for an end to mass incarceration. The …
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Romney Joined Bush-Cheney Smear Campaign on John Kerry’s National Security Record in 2004
Mitt Romney doesn’t like it that President Obama’s re-election campaign in a new video decided to tout the president’s decision to order the raid that killed Osama bin Laden …
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Fascist America: Have We Finally Turned The Corner?
The author offers one of her periodic assessments of America's potential to go fascist. And the news is better than it's been in years. America has never been without …
Behind the Lobbying Effort that Helps Save Apple $2.4 Billion in Taxes a Year
The New York Times dropped another bomb on Apple’s “iEconomy” this weekend with an expose that shows how the world’s biggest corporation evades billions of dollars in taxes by …
What Did We Get for 381 US Dead Since the Death of Bin Laden?
Army Reserve soldiers render final honors at a Fallen Warrior ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, January 10, 2012. (Photo: The U.S. Army) President Obama went to Afghanistan and …