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Protests at Fort Campbell Over Deployment of Wounded Soldier
A soldier at Fort Campbell, Kentucky is being forced to return to Afghanistan this week amidst claims he is not fit to deploy because he has not received treatment …

Michael Winship | Hate Speech, the Right’s Magic Bullet
The Russian playwright Anton Chekhov had a rule: if you show a gun in the first act, by the time the curtain falls, it has to go off. For …

News in Brief: Haiti Earthquake Funds May Have Been Misused, and More
Haiti Earthquake Funds May Have Been Misused

After Lecturing DC on His “Prudent Fiscal Decisions,” Perry
Back in September, Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) guessed that his state was facing a $10-11 billion budget shortfall for its fiscal 2012-2013 budget, and refused to entertain reports that …

Even Lost Wars Make Corporations Rich
Power does not rest with the electorate. It does not reside with either of the two major political parties. It is not represented by the press. It is not …

Serious Guns and White Terrorism: Two Unasked Questions in Tucson Mass Murder
Question: How does a mentally unstable man who was kicked out of school and had run-ins with the law buy such a serious weapon? The weapon reportedly used in …

Just Talk or Real Threat? Shooting Raises Questions About Rhetoric
Washington - When Rep. Gabrielle Giffords found herself targeted for defeat last year with a map showing a rifle's crosshairs over her district, she worried it might incite violence. …

Fox News: The No. 1 Name in Murder Fantasies
This is a re-post of a November 10, 2010 piece from Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) which is particularly relevant to the conversation about the shooting spree in …

Dean Baker | The Progressive Case Against Obama’s New Team
Most reports on the selection of William Daley as President Obama's new chief of staff and Gene Sperling as the head of his National Economic Council included a few …

How a Red Herring About WikiLeaks Killed Whistleblower Protections
WikiLeaks killed our whistleblower protections bill—sort of. After an unbelievable roller coaster of fear and fallacies, votes on and off, and a flurry of activity, when the lights went …