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Missouri Will Balance Its Budget With Foreclosure Settlement Funds
Last week, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) announced that he would use the funds his state received from a $26 billion mortgage settlement between 49 states and the nation’s …
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OccupyKXL: The 99 Percent Takes a Stand With 24 Hours Against Keystone
A broad coalition of the grassroots progressive movement is launching a 24-hour effort to mobilize 500,000 people opposing Republican efforts to approve the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. GOP …
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The 4- to 14-Year-Old Window: Turning Children Into Evangelists in Public Schools
Thy Neighbor’s Children: The 4/14 Window by Katherine Stewart Excerpted from “The Good News Club: The Christian Right’s Stealth Assault on America’s Children” PublicAffairs, …
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Bishops Say Extend Unemployment – Compare And Contrast with Birth Control Controversy
For the last several days there has been an absolute furor over the Obama administration's decision to require employer health insurance plans to cover birth control. Republicans went so …
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The Chief Twinkie Goes Ding Dong
Here's a case of good news oozing out of bad news, and vice versa. The bad news is that Hostess Brands has sunk into bankruptcy. It couldn't stay afloat …
Policy Follies in the Housing Market: The First-Time Homebuyers’ Tax Credit
The right is very good at making progressives pay for their mistakes. They still trot out failed programs from the '60s as a warning of the risks of wrongheaded …
The Buzz Behind the Monsanto/Beeolgics Acquisition
There was quite a stir amongst beekeepers and anti-gmo activists this past October 2011 when chemical and seed giant Monsanto purchased Beeologics , a small company best known for …
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Dick Meister: The Plight of the Pregnant Worker
Dina Bakst of the Work and Family Legal Center reminds us of an important fact that few people seem to realize - that getting pregnant can cause a woman …
Islamophobes in Blue
New York City police officers were shown a movie called The Third Jihad which warns that ordinary Muslims are part of an age-old conspiracy to dominate the world. The …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama’s New Budget Raises Taxes on Wealthy, Cuts Social Programs, and More
In today's On the News segment: Obama unveils his 2013 budget today, Athens is on fire after latest round of brutal austerity mandates, tens of thousands protested in Europe …