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Obama Can Cut Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Save $39 Billion, But Will Congress Go Along?
Washington—Lately, President Obama seems to be suffering from a case of laryngitis on the topic of shaving subsidies for the fossil fuel industry. Thus, not too surprisingly, it appears …
With New TV Show, Radio Talker Thom Hartmann Brings Substance to Style
It's 9pm in the middle of a busy week and Thom Hartmann, the nation's most popular progressive talk radio host, is just sitting down to dinner with his wife …
Egypt is Not Tunisia, But… (2)
Cairo - “Where can I find a Tunisian flag?” The question flooded Egyptian blogs, tweeter and Facebook pages minutes after news that popular protests had forced out long-time Tunisian …
Egypt is Not Tunisia, But…
Cairo - “Where can I find a Tunisian flag?” The question flooded Egyptian blogs, tweeter and Facebook pages minutes after news that popular protests had forced out long-time Tunisian …
DOJ Files Brief Defending Constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] on Thursday filed a brief [text, PDF] with the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit defending the constitutionality of …
DOJ Files Brief Defending Constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act (2)
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] on Thursday filed a brief [text, PDF] with the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit defending the constitutionality of …
Tunisian Protests Move Hillary’s Line on Democratic Reform
Back in 1969, when Secretary of State Clinton was researching her senior thesis at Wellesley on Chicago community organizer Saul Alinsky, she likely come across this saying of Alinksy's, …
What Does WikiLeaks Have on Bank of America?
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is promising to unleash a cache of secret documents from the hard drive of a U.S. megabank executive. In 2009, he told Computer World that …
Voting Ends in Sudan as Country Readies for Split
Abyei, Sudan — A week of polling ended and vote counting began Saturday in a landmark referendum expected to result in the breakup of Africa's largest country into two …
On Julian Assange and Inciting the “Whackers“
Editor's Note: The distinctions Peter Kemp draws here between protected speech and incitement take on new relevance in light of the shootings in Tucson January 8. It would seem …