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Four Ways the Debt-Ceiling Deal Will Affect You Personally
(Photo: joshuaseye) How is this deal likely to affect your household? If you're in the top 1% of earners, there's no need to read any further because …
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A Hold Your Nose Deal
Washington - It's supremely galling. It's unbalanced, unfair and mostly unwise. For President Obama and the Democratic Party, it's a comprehensive defeat. But it's not the end of the …
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Fatal Radiation Level Found at Japanese Plant
The empty streets of Minamisoma, a city near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station that many residents have fled, in the Miyagi Prefecture of Japan, March 18, 2011. (Photo: …
Olbermann | Al Gore on Why Washington Is Broken
As leaders make a final push late Monday to pass a final debt deal and cut federal spending, voters aren't exactly cheering. Americans call the budget impasse “ridiculous,” "disgusting" …
Vocalo Feature: LadyDrawers, A Feminist Comic Series (Radio Segment)
In this piece, comic artists Rachel Swanson and Abe Lambert talk boobs, comics, and feminism. They're part of a new series called “LadyDrawers” on Truth-Out.org that began as a …
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Media Malpractice on Debt Ceiling
There are specific patterns in corporate media coverage of political debates: Progressive ideas are generally marginalized. “Compromise” between the major parties is encouraged. Democrats should “move to the center,” …
Why Have There Been No Great Woman Comics Artists? (Part 2)
The art world is different from the rest of the business world, right? All those creative people, making culture happen from their perch on the cutting edge, are sheltered …
Ladydrawers
Ladydrawers Archive: The Gender of Media Creators Affects What We See by: Anne Elizabeth Moore and Mickey Zacchilli Julie Doucet: How Does It Feel to Be Placed Among …
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House Passes Bill on Debt Ceiling
Washington - The House began voting on the landmark compromise to raise the debt ceiling and sharply cut spending, after Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress made their final …
Forget Compromise: The Debt Ceiling Is Unconstitutional
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) delivers a Republican response to President Barack Obama's speech on the national debt at the Capitol in Washington, April 13, 2011. President Obama …