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On the News With Thom Hartmann: GOP Frontrunner Cain Admits His 9-9-9 Plan Would Raise Taxes on the Poor, and More
In today's On the News segment: Mitt Romney is outpacing Obama in fundraising on Wall Street, unnamed sources told The Associated Press the president will withdraw all US troops …
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The Real Agenda Behind Voter Suppression (2)
The boldest attack on the Denver Paid Sick Leave Voter Initiative isn’t from the Chamber of Commerce. With large majorities supporting the November 2011 ballot measure, opponents know they …
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From Sierra Leone to New Mexico: Putting Media Justice in an International Context
Working with Media Literacy Project for the past seven weeks on issues of media justice in the US has given me the opportunity to reflect on the situation in …
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#OCCUPY Your Dreams
It’s like the nation just woke from a decade-long coma.
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The More You Pay, the Less You Get
Schumpeter at The Economist pointed me to a paper by Richard Cazier and John McInnis on one of my favorite topics: CEO hiring. Cazier and McInnis first confirm, not surprisingly, …
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The GOP Loves the Federal Spending It Hates
Whatever else you think about tea-party-infused Republican leaders in Congress, at least they're consistent in their opposition to big government intrusion in the economy, right? Absolutely. Unless …
Who Are the 1 Percent and What Do They Do for a Living?
Look, a crazy anti-capitalist anarchist carrying a bizarre sign incompatible with the basic tenents of liberals: Click to view larger. Suzy …
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The Search for a Message
As the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) phenomenon grows, it has been expressing many truths, even while struggling to find a single over-arching message. The search for captions, slogans, …
The Rise of the Regressive Right and the Reawakening of America
A fundamental war has been waged in this nation since its founding, between progressive forces pushing us forward and regressive forces pulling us backward. We are going …