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Win with Taxes?
Why is it that the Democratic Party faithful storming GOP town halls come up with better talking points for the tax debate than their own leaders? Raising taxes …
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Not All Recessions Are Created Equal
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) Earlier this month, The Financial Times linked to a post by commentator Mike Shedlock about the failure of …
Women and Communities of Color Could Suffer from the Super 12’s Lack of Diversity
Those of us who waited with baited breath to see which members of Congress would be appointed to the supercommittee of 12 to find $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction …
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From Sacrilege to Sacredness: What’s the Big Deal About Snowmaking?
This is not the first time I’ve traveled up this mountain. My once-lover Dark Cloud and I hiked, camped and made love in these old Ponderosa and Fir …
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Blacks & Hispanics More Concerned Over Children’s Health
Michigan - The top 10 children’s health concerns among people of all races include childhood obesity, drug abuse, and smoking and teen pregnancy, according to a recent poll by …
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What’s Behind the Egyptian Military’s Attacks on Civil Society?
In recent weeks Egypt's interim military rulers, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), have stepped up attacks on civil society leaders and pro-democracy activists, accusing them of …
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Censorship’s Deadly Crossroads in San Francisco
Hill was homeless and also thought to have had unaddressed mental health problems. Initially Hill was suspected to have been intoxicated at the time, but unarmed. Since the …
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Dim Bulbs in Congress
Our problem in Washington is this: we have too many 5-watt bulbs sitting in 100-watt sockets. Any doubt about this was erased in July when House tea …
Why Is President Obama So Anxious to Cut Social Security?
On his tour of the Midwest last week, President Obama again indicated his interest in cutting Social Security. He repeated a proposal that his administration first put forward in …
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London’s Burning
London’s been burning for two weeks, with the flames of chaos spreading across the United Kingdom. The spark was the police killing of a black man in the working …