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Liberals Cry Out: Tax the Rich! Fund More Wars!
The shout of the Occupy movement, at least in D.C., has been “End the Wars, Tax the Rich!” in that order and in combination. Over half of federal discretionary …
Rachel Maddow | Bush Tax Cuts Leave Stinging Legacy
Rachel Maddow reports on the latest news off the campaign trail following Rick Santorum's exit and former president George W. Bush's re-entry into the limelight. Rachel also talks with …
Why Buying American Could Fix the Economy
Alan Uke, “Buying America Back,” joins Thom Hartmann. How could something as simple as new product labels help rebuild America's crippled manufacturing sector?
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Goofball and Galahad
A Contrarian Optimist View of the Upcoming Iran Nuclear Talks
When President Obama nominated global health superhero Dr. Jim Young Kim to lead the World Bank, Harvard development economist Dani Rodrik remarked, "It's nice to see that Obama can …
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Oil Speculator Bankrolls Latest Karl Rove Attack Ad
Paul Singer, a New York hedge fund manager, as he exits a vehicle in New York, November 1, 2007. (Photo: Rob Bennett / The New York Times)The latest anti-Obama …
Misgivings Raised as Nebraska Prepares to Speed Keystone XL Review
Opponents say legislation would undercut a tougher law passed in November. Nebraska's legislature is expected to pass a bill on Wednesday that would ease the way for construction of …
Above the Drone of War, Voices for Peace
Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers from Kabul and Bamiyan visiting with Afghan youth at Nangarhar University in Jalalabad. (Photo: Caravan of Nonviolence) In 1876, at the so-called battle of the …
Deficits, Debts and Demagogues
(Photo: _Davo_; Edited: JR / TO)Government budget deficits and the national debt are occasions more for demagogues to preach than for serious analysis. The usual suspects, conservatives and liberals, …