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Walter Mosley: Beyond “Birthers,” Trusting People (Video)
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News in Brief: Push for Anti-Abortion Bills at the State Level Continues, and More …
Push for Anti-Abortion Bills at the State Level Continues
Antonia Juhasz: Oil Companies Profit, American Consumers Suffer
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The Oil Company Gusher
Exxon-Mobil's first quarter earnings of $10.7 billion are up 69 percent from last year. That's the most profit the company has earned since the third quarter of 2008 — …
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Philadelphia Sheriff Candidate Would Turn Selective Enforcement on Its Head
We hear a lot about what democracy means in America. In the case of the Cheri Honkala Green Party campaign for Sheriff of Philadelphia, what democracy means is recognizing …
Baratunde Thurston: Trump and the Birth Certificate (Video) (2)
Baratunde Thurston is usually one of our favorite comedians, but even he couldn't bring himself to laugh at the ugly spectacle of a privileged white man like Donald Trump …
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Europe’s Crisis and the Pain in Spain
When the current economic crisis hit Europe in 2008, small countries on the periphery were its first victims: Iceland, Ireland, and Latvia. Within a year it had spread to …
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Obama Blessed With Nut Ball Foes
In the drab guise of the “long-form” birth certificate signed and filed in Hawaii on Aug. 8, 1961, Americans were offered proof Wednesday that their president is a legitimate …
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Irked at Democrats, Firefighters Suspend Federal Contributions
The nation’s main firefighters’ union, long a strong supporter of Democratic candidates, announced on Tuesday that it would indefinitely suspend all contributions to federal candidates out of frustration with …
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Alan Simpson Just Asked Me to Leave Rich People Alone
I'm feeling pretty guilty. I hadn't known I was causing billionaires so much suffering. The former co-chair of President Obama's deficit (aka catfood) commission just asked me during a …