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CISPA Passes in the House after Surprise Vote
Washington - The plan was for the debate on the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Actto take place on Thursday, with the vote the next day. As it turns out, …
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Senate Votes to Reauthorize Domestic Violence Act
Washington - The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act and expand its reach to American Indians and homosexuals, after Republicans opted to sidestep an …
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No End in Sight for Tuition Hike Dispute Between Quebec’s Government, University Students
Fortunately for English speakers following the now 11-weeks-long student protests in Quebec, the growing dissent against a 75 percent university tuition hike in Canada's francophone province comes with visual …
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Washington Post’s Kaplan and Other For-Profit Colleges Joined ALEC
Republic Report has learned that the Washington Post Company’s Kaplan for-profit college division, was, last year, a member of the controversial business advocacy group the American Legislative Exchange Council. …
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Broadcasters, Citizens United and the Perfect Storm (Part I)
As broadcasters take in record amount of political advertising money and give little indication of where it came from while lobbying against rules that would require increased transparency of …
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House Passes CISPA in Surprise Vote; Opponents Will Continue to Fight in Senate
The House passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) in a surprise vote late Thursday despite a veto threat from the White House and opposition from civil …
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A Phoenix Rising: Common-Good Conservatism
A tea bag burning. (Photo: coconinoco / Flickr)In mythology, the phoenix is a beautiful bird that bursts into flames at the end of its life as it dies. From …
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The Ghost of Joe McCarthy Slithers Again
We’ve talked at times about George Orwell’s classic novel 1984, and the amnesia that sets in when we flush events down the memory hole, leaving us at the mercy …
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Occupy and Failure
What a long chain of failures Occupy has been over the past seven months. Think about it: It didn’t shut down Wall Street on September 17th; it couldn’t set …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: GOP Plans to Cut $33 Billion From Food Assistance Programs, and More
In today's On the News segment: Super PAC sugar daddies, Congress debates student loans, the federal campaign against marijuana dispensaries, and more. Thom Hartmann here – on the news... You need …