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Occupy Northwest – Seattle
Seattle, Washington - Seattle is the first Occupy I've seen whose banners refer to it as a “planton,” giving credit to the social movements of Mexico, Central America, the …
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Is Partisan Gerrymandering Unconstitutional?
In a recent interview, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens called Maryland's current redistricting plan, which draws districts to benefit the state's Democrats, “outrageously unconstitutional.”
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Defense Contractors Pay Little to No Corporate Income Tax While Earning Billions
Last week, Citizens for Tax Justice released a report showing that 30 major corporations have paid no income taxes for the last three years, as they made $160 billion. …
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Bill Clinton Lays Out His Prescription for America’s Future
Bill Clinton’s new book, “Back to Work,” is really several books in one slender volume. It’s a lucid one-man rebuttal of the Tea Party’s anti-government agenda. A series of …
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Romney’s Energy Plan Promotes Fossil Fuels, Dismisses Solar, Wind
Mitt Romney's energy plan is likely to endear him to the conservatives he badly needs to win the Republican presidential nomination, but it could hurt him with the moderates …
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Wall Street Traders Have Profited More Under Obama Than in Eight Years Under Bush
As protesters around the country take to the streets to protest the excesses of Wall Street banks that benefited from a federal bailout and quickly returned to profitability, new …
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Women Win Big in Tunisia Vote
With Tunisia’s ballot boxes closed but not stuffed, the real political winners in the country’s first free election are women. This election — for an assembly that …
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No Matter What, Blame the Protesters
Demonstrators from the Occupy Wall Street movement march in New York’s Times Square. (Photo: Robert Stolarik / The New York Times) Over the past couple of days, …
“Shallow Throat”: Has “the Revolution” Started?
Occupy Wall Street, Liberty Park, NY, October 10. (Photo: DoctorTongs) Over the past decade, I've met fairly regularly with "Shallow Throat,"* a mole high up in the …
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Looming Crisis of Climate Chaos
On June 21, I had six hours of surgery for renal cell cancer. At age 79, I’m devoting my remaining time and energy to the vital issue of climate …