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Democrats and the Death of Keynesian Economics
President Barack Obama is seen through a window backstage at the General Motors Lake Orion Assembly Plant in Orion Township, Michigan, October 14, 2011. (Photo: Pete Souza / White …
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Occupy Chicago Grows, Looks for a Permanent Home
Occupy Chicago, Grant Park. (Photos: Ryan Nanni) Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase all have their own slice of downtown Chicago, but the grassroots …
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The Ungreening of Obama
Barack Obama was green when he entered the Oval Office. He was a relative newcomer to politics. He was also the most successful fundraiser in presidential history, hauling in …
Unequal Influence: There Are Politicians Who Work on Behalf of Corporations and Those Who Work on Behalf of Humans
(Image: JR / Truthout) The people have got to know if their president is a crook,” U.S. President Richard Nixon told a national television audience on November …
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Enviros Make Keystone XL a Litmus Test for Obama’s Re-Election: Will It Work?
Washington - To hard-core environmentalists, the Obama administration's upcoming decision on the fiercely debated Keystone XL oil sands pipeline is black and white. Say no to the Canada-to-Gulf Coast …
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Resistance Is Patriotic
Tulsa – On Saturday, about 11 a.m., a lone man, appearing to be on the sliding side of middle age old enough to be some child’s grandfather, walked slowly …
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Sounds of Outrage Heard on Wall Street
Protesters from the Occupy Wall Street movement marched in Lower Manhattan on September 30, 2011. (Photo: Ozier Muhammad / The New York Times) Harvard’s Nieman Watchdog …
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US Troop Deaths in Afghan War Under Obama Now Twice That Under Bush
This weekend marked a new milestone for the war in Afghanistan: the total number of US troops killed in the war has doubled since President Obama took office, according …
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As Scandal Engulfs American Legislative Exchange Council’s UK Affiliate, a Closer Look at Its US Operation
The Atlantic Bridge, the British affiliate organization to the American Legislative Exchange Council, is quickly erupting into a scandal that may force the public to scrutinize the practices of …
Occupy Wall Street Speaks for America: A “Centrist” Hit Job’s Polling Data Helps Prove It
Thanks to a hit piece by one of those Beltway pseudo-"bipartisans" we can now state conclusively what many of us have long suspected: Occupy Wall Street speaks for the …