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In State of the Union, Obama Calls for Minimum 30 Percent Tax on Millionaires
During tonight’s State of the Union, President Obama — noting that one quarter of millionaires are able to pay less in taxes than millions of middle class families — …
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Bedbug Man
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Kaplan College Closes North Carolina Dental Program After Fraud Exposed
“This is not the program that I signed up for,” North Carolina Kaplan student Jaclin Mack told WSOC North Carolina Eyewitness News Channel 9 about the for-profit Kaplan College …
Pollyanna of Peace?
A man and his son are pushing a shopping cart with their belongings across a devastated American landscape. There has been a global catastrophe, and the few survivors cling …
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Rooted in Politics, Austerity Worsens the Greek Tragedy
The Athenian Municipal Solidarity Center provides meals to homeless and poor residents of Athens. (Credit: Eirini Vourloumis / The New York Times) The Washington Post recently …
As the “Jackals of Egypt” Heighten Attacks on Youth Activists, Others Must Join the Fight
At the end of 2011, the horrendous violence of the Egyptian military police, which is routinely carried out off camera in the privacy of dark, filthy cells in the …
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Gingrich
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Part 1: Migration – a Product of Free-Market Reforms
(Photos: David Bacon) A political alliance is developing between countries with a labor export policy and the corporations who use that labor in the global north. Many …
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The Washington-Wall Street Revolving Door Keeps Spinning
From left: Jack Lew, director of the Office of Management and Budget, President Barack Obama, and William Daley, the White House chief of staff, at a news conference in …
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Read These Facts Ahead of the State of the Union Address
Tonight, President Barack Obama will deliver his third State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. The Republican response will be given by Indiana Gov. Mitch …