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Republican Takes Obama Senate Seat; Democrat Bennet Wins in Colorado
The end of a draining election night brought two more surprising developments, as Republican Mark Kirk was elected to President Obama's former Senate seat in Illinois and Democrat Michael …
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Microlending in a War Zone
Bamiyan Diaries – Day Five In a small storage shed at the edge of town, we watched as 14-year-old Sayed Qarim signed a simple contract agreeing to borrow and …
Cluster Munitions Treaty Leaves US Behind
Bangkok - A campaign to rid the world of cluster munitions has still to rope in the U.S. government, a major producer and stockpiler of the deadly payload, on …
Norman Solomon | After the Election Disaster: Back to Basics
Now what? We need to build a grassroots progressive movement - wide, deep and strong enough to fight the right and challenge the corporate center of the Democratic Party.
Campaign Cash: Citizens United Becomes Get Out-of-Jail-Free Card for Corporate Criminals
The votes are in, and while some close races are still being tallied, there is a clear winner from the 2010 elections: Secret corporate cash. Such unaccounted for political …
Robert Scheer | Payback at the Polls
Let's not shoot the messenger. Yes, the tea party victors are a mixed bag espousing often contradictory and at times weird positions, the source of their funding is questionable, …
E.J. Dionne, Jr. | And Now for the Next Battle
Washington - President Obama allowed Republicans to define the terms of the nation's political argument for the past two years and permitted them to draw battle lines the way …
Conspiracy Tactics: Splitting the Vote (VIDEO)
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Death and Profits: The Utility Protection Racket
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is a multibillion dollar, privately owned, publicly regulated utility whose main function is to make enormous profits for its shareholders at great cost to …