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Guess What? It Is Cheaper to Use Federal Government Employees Than Contractor Employees
(Image: JR / Truthout) Having looked at federal government contracting for 30 years, I have heard over and over again that government employees make too much money …
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The War You Don’t See
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The Cult of Death
Attendees clap during the CNN Tea Party Republican Debate at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Fla., on Sept. 12, 2011. Eight Republican presidential candidates squared off with host …
Not Since the War of 1812
The horrifying atrocities of September 11 are new in world affairs, not in their scale and character, but in the target.
Noam Chomsky: Looking Back on 9/11 a Decade Later
Ten years ago, at a time when lawmakers from both sides of the aisle joined together to authorize endless war, Noam Chomsky’s was the leading voice to call for …
Noam Chomsky: Looking Back on 9/11 a Decade Later (2)
Ten years ago, at a time when lawmakers from both sides of the aisle joined together to authorize endless war, Noam Chomsky’s was the leading voice to call for …
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Stimulus Tax Cuts Did Spur Growth and Create Jobs
Washington - There is a serious debate over the impact of President Obama’s stimulus. Stanford Economics Professor John Taylor, who served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International …
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A Lost Decade
"To govern is to choose, and the choices made [by the Bush Administration] in 2002 were fateful. The United States began that year shocked and wounded, but with tremendous …
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In Suburb, Battle Goes Public on Bullying Gay Students
Anoka, Minnesota - This sprawling suburban school system, much of it within Michele Bachmann’s Congressional district, is caught in the eye of one of the country’s hottest culture wars …