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Missiles Aimed at Social Security and Medicare
Missiles are pointed at Social Security and Medicare, the broad-based programs for older Americans. Some are stealth missiles. Some are misguided missiles. But both parties are pointing them. Democrats …
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Memo Sheds Light on Debate Surrounding US Stimulus
Lawrence H. Summers was head of the National Economic Council from 2009-2010. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times) Ryan Lizza’s new article on policy making …
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Will Catholic Bishops and the Religious Right Save Obama?
What is most striking about the showdown over contraceptive freedom is not the political victory that President Obama earned by standing up for women's reproductive rights, although his Republican …
Federal Pay: Another Battle in the War on the Middle Class
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Charles Smith is a retired Army civilian employee hero, who went up against the Iraq contractor KBR on behalf of the troops …
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Secrecy Loophole Could Still Weaken Bureau of Land Management’s Tougher Fracking Regulations
New regulations drafted by the federal Bureau of Land Management would increase pressure on energy companies to disclose information about the chemicals they use in hydraulic fracturing, a process …
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Audit Uncovers Extensive Flaws in Foreclosures
An audit by San Francisco county officials of about 400 recent foreclosures there determined that almost all involved either legal violations or suspicious documentation, according to a report released …
The Big Lie About Plan B – What You Really Should Be Telling Your Friends
It’s time, once and for all, to clear up the confusion about Plan B on progressive message boards, Facebook pages, forums and comment threads. Tweet this: Plan B doesn’t …
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Fifty Activist Groups Call for Congressional Hearings on Citizens United
Montpelier Vermont: Rally at State Capitol, Friday, January 20, protesting the Citizens United v. FEC Ruling and supporting Senator Lyons' resolution calling for an amendment to overturn it. (Photo: …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Arizona Passes a Law to Establish Its Own Militia, and More
TRANSCRIPT: Thom Hartmann here – on the news…