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Doctor Malpractice Data Is Removed From Public Access by HHS
Patient advocacy groups are protesting the government’s shutdown of public access to data on malpractice and disciplinary actions involving thousands of doctors nationwide. The National Practitioner Data …
With Record Number of Americans Falling Into Poverty, Rand Paul Says the Poor are Getting Rich
Census data revealed today that a record 46.2 million Americans were living in poverty in 2010. But in an aptly-timed hearing entitled “Is Poverty A Death Sentence,” Sen. Rand …
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Top Air Force Official Issues Religious Neutrality Policy in Wake of Truthout’s “Jesus Loves Nukes” Exposé
Air Force Joint Chief Gen. Norton A. Schwartz addresses National Guard delegates during the National Guard Association of the United States conference in Nashville, Tennessee, September 12. (Photo: Tech. …
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The Terrorism Issue That Wasn’t Discussed
In the commentary on the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the news and infotainment media have predictably framed the discussion by the question of how successful the CIA and the …
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Palestinian Search for U.N. Membership Puts U.S. in Bind
Jerusalem - Palestinian leaders will ask the U.N. Security Council for full United Nations membership, Palestinian officials said Tuesday, despite a U.S. vow to veto the move and fears …
More Americans See Themselves as “Working Class“
It is a staple of American politics that elected officials routinely frame their appeals to the “middle class.” The idea is simple: Since the vast majority of Americans consider …
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Uninsured by Ron Paul, His 2008 Campaign Manager Died Owing $400,000 for Medical Care
Ron Paul knows something about uninsured men dying without health insurance. Kent Snyder, who was Paul's 2008 presidential campaign manager, died on June 26 of that year without any …
New Census Data Show Middle Class Continues to Struggle
The middle class received close to the smallest share of the nation’s income it ever has since this data was first collected, according to Census data released today. In …
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GOP Gains House Seat Vacated by Weiner
A little-known Republican businessman from Queens, channeling voter discontent with President Obama into an upset, won election to Congress on Tuesday from the heavily Democratic district in New York …
Dean Baker: Why Didn’t We Make These Guys Run Around Naked With Their Underpants Over Their Heads?
Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy (CEPR) in Washington, DC. (Photo courtesy of Dean Baker) Economist Dean Baker is co-director of the Center …